Illness invalidation and psychological distress in adults with chronic physical health symptoms
Illness invalidation, particularly discounting, is common in people managing symptoms of CPHCs and appears to be uniquely associated with psychological distress. Future research should attend to illness invalidation in adjustment and reducing invalidating experiences for people with CPHCs.
Authors
- Milena Gandy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-3298)
- Thomas Woldhuis
Institutions
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.10.001
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.47