Medical gaslighting in rheumatology: listening, learning, and leading

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA. Electronic address: viswaja.kaja@gmail.com.
² National University, San Diego, CA, USA; Endicott College, Beverly, MA, USA.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.
⁴ Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Health Systems Science and Interprofessional Practice, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.

Review

Viswaja Kaja et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 20:S0003-4967(25)04247-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2025.07.014. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA. Electronic address: viswaja.kaja@gmail.com.
² National University, San Diego, CA, USA; Endicott College, Beverly, MA, USA.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.
⁴ Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Health Systems Science and Interprofessional Practice, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests All authors declare they have no competing interests.