Consensus‐Based Guidelines for Communicating a Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis to Reduce Psychological Distress

AL Baufeldt, N Evangelou, N Moghaddam… - Brain and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) misdiagnosis is common, and when discovered,
frequently leads to substantial disruption to patients' lives and anxiety for clinicians. Our …

Diagnosis concealment behaviors and disclosure beliefs are associated with health and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis

VM Leavitt, C Bae, RT Shinohara, SM Weinstein… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) struggle with whether, how, and how
much to disclose their diagnosis. They often expend resources to conceal their diagnosis …