Diagnostic Overshadowing

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Many participants described feeling they had to fight to be heard, seen, diagnosed, or supported in healthcare settings, which was draining and mentally debilitating. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Some physical health symptoms had previously been misattributed to mental health conditions by clinicians, delaying diagnosis — a phenomenon the study links to diagnostic overshadowing. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Physical fatigue could be misread as depression even within supportive group settings, illustrating how physical and mental symptoms can be confused in mental health contexts. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial