The bias behind your undiagnosed chronic pain | Sheetal DeCaria
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The Hidden Voice of Pain
For black women such as Dr. Moore, they suffer two blows: The insulting notion that they are overdramatic due to their gender and the erroneous view that because their skin is black, they are impervious to pain. Research shows that clinicians more often suggest psychosocial causes such as stress or family problems to women patients in pain when they would more often order lab tests for a male patient with the exact same symptoms. A 2016 study of a group of medical students found that nearly half believed black people have thicker skin than white people.
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