Took 9 years, and 4 doctors till someone went, "Huh... Let's get you an MRI."
Still not 100% diagnosed, but its in the fibro family. Which has its own issues with doctors disbelieving its existence.
I struggle, looking at the medical world.
Psychology is a really young science. Yet, a lot of the unknowns get passed to it, rather than an admittal that "we don't know".
It might be fear, (getting sued), or arrogance (we know just about everything), or another reason.
The result is the same.
You have victims who don't have the knowledge required to advocate for themselves, and a tendency for the industry to place the entirety of the responsibility on them. [0].
Its hard. So hard.
Where to draw the line, of whose responsible, and what ethical considerations a researcher should take into account, is a hard task. One that I am certainly not capable of... But it needs greater thought.
[0] That is my experience, in my town, in my nation. Its anecdotal, and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Took 9 years, and 4 doctors till someone went, "Huh... Let's get you an MRI."
Still not 100% diagnosed, but its in the fibro family. Which has its own issues with doctors disbelieving its existence.
I struggle, looking at the medical world.
Psychology is a really young science. Yet, a lot of the unknowns get passed to it, rather than an admittal that "we don't know".
It might be fear, (getting sued), or arrogance (we know just about everything), or another reason.
The result is the same.
You have victims who don't have the knowledge required to advocate for themselves, and a tendency for the industry to place the entirety of the responsibility on them. [0].
Its hard. So hard.
Where to draw the line, of whose responsible, and what ethical considerations a researcher should take into account, is a hard task. One that I am certainly not capable of... But it needs greater thought.
[0] That is my experience, in my town, in my nation. Its anecdotal, and should be taken with a grain of salt.