Why some doctors don’t take women’s pain seriously – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A systematic review in 2018 by Anke Samulowitz was titled “Brave men” and “Emotional women”, confirming that doctors’ perceptions of and interactions with patients were different dependent on their gender.

Men are viewed as stoic and heroically carry on in the face of pain: when a man says that the pain is a problem, he is more likely to be listened to, physically investigated and effectively treated.

Research shows that men are more likely to receive pain relief, whereas women were more likely to be prescribed antidepressants or referred to a mental health service. The “emotional woman” in pain.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-30/why-are-women-in-chronic-pain-given-antidepressants/10945368

[category Aust, inequity]

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