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Misdiagnosis in Autoimmune Disease: Lasting Impact

"I still can't forget those words": More than 80% of patients with SARD who reported psychosomatic misdiagnoses experienced long-term damage to self-worth and trust in clinicians, a new study finds.

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  1. Psychosomatic and psychiatric misdiagnoses in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases led to long-term psychological distress, diminished self-worth, and reduced trust in medical professionals.
  2. The study encompassed data from 3,396 surveyed patients.
  3. Over 90% of participants were female, reflecting the demographic pattern of many systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD).
  4. Patients affected by misdiagnoses had significantly lower levels of mental well-being, higher rates of anxiety and depression, and reduced

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