Medical gaslighting has emerged as a troubling issue for both patients and health care providers
ECRI just published in its Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025 that the risks of dismissing patient, family, and caregiver concerns is now the number one safety concern. The term refers to instances where patients feel their symptoms are dismissed, minimized, or outright ignored by clinicians. Intentionality is not always present: Most occurrences are rooted in systemic issues such as time constraints, communication breakdowns, cognitive biases, and …
