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Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage

03 Mar 2025
A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus...
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“I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease

20 May 2024
An increase in nightmares and hallucinations – or ‘daymares’ – could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team...
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Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study finds

18 Dec 2023
Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ ‘lived experiences’ as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple...
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Experts call for urgent mental health support for people living with long term autoimmune diseases

26 Jul 2023
More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely...
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Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study

02 Nov 2021
A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face...
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