Medical Gaslighting
How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System that Makes You Fight for Your Life
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2024
Summary
Our healthcare system is broken. But it doesn’t have to break you.
This practical, realistic guide is designed to help women fight medical bias and neglect in order to get the care they need-and deserve.
For women, the possibility of experiencing medical gaslighting—having a healthcare provider dismiss or ignore their concerns without considering appropriate testing or creating a treatment plan—has always been a very real and present danger, with consequences ranging from self…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637745397 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1637745397 |
| Author: | Ilana Jacqueline |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 154mm |
About The Author
Ilana Jacqueline
Ilana Jacqueline is a speaker, author, patient, and advocacy strategist whose journey to a rare disease diagnosis forced her to face a lifetime of medical gaslighting. While her personal experience as a patient has lent her compassion for what all women are subject to in the exam room, it is her experience as a patient advocate that opened her eyes to the reality that no matter how rare or common the condition may be, it often takes women longer to be heard by the medical community. She is the author of Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness and an educator for patients in all stages of their journey on how to have meaningful and collaborative conversations with their care teams. Her work across social media, particularly in the area of medical gaslighting, has helped to empower patients to be an active participant in their own care.
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