TIL
About a third of women are misdiagnosed with Personality Disorders, OCD, or Anxiety Disorders, before being appropriately diagnosed with Autism.
YIKES
@RickiTarr This isn't surprising. Women have been being misdiagnosed for centuries.
@mfennvt @RickiTarr This reminds me of a news show investigating if doctors listened to women. A number of men & women, with hidden cameras, went to various Drs, recited exact same script. Men were immediately sent to have heart testing. Women? “Take a nice bath. You seem a bit stressed. “
I wonder how the doctor's genre impacts this.
@mfennvt @jgg @RickiTarr Studies have shown that statistically, women listen better, patient outcomes are better, but that doesn't mean you won't run into one that doesn't fall under that. Personally, I will always prefer a woman doctor, because in my experience, I experienced better care. I did run into one horrible one in an emergency room once...
@CStamp @jgg @RickiTarr Agreed. I'll choose a woman over a man, if possible, but you never know. The woman I just saw for my osteoporosis was a disappointment and didn't seem to care what I thought.
@jgg @CStamp @RickiTarr Do you mean gender? Not necessarily.