Study reveals females pain not taken as seriously as men s pain ANI | Updated: Apr 07, 2021 17:12 IST
Florida [US], April 7 (ANI): Researchers found that when male and female patients expressed the same amount of pain, observers viewed female patients pain as less intense and more likely to benefit from psychotherapy versus medication as compared to men s pain.
The results of the study exposed a significant patient gender bias that could lead to disparities in treatments.
The novel research published in the Journal of Pain was co-authored by Elizabeth Losin, assistant professor of psychology and director of the Social and Cultural Neuroscience lab at the University of Miami.
Patient s pain responses may be perceived differently by others based on their gender
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Research identifies gender bias in estimation of patients pain
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