Study co-author Shaista Tayabali stated that higher female rates of psychiatric misdiagnosis indicate that historical gender biases remain a challenging aspect of diagnosis.

From the articleDocs More Likely To Misdiagnose Autoimmune Diseases In Women As Mental DisordersAlso in Females with autoimmune diseases 'less likely to be believed' than males and face longer diagnostic delays, One in three women told their autoimmune symptoms are in their head, Women with autoimmune diseases face longer waits and more misdiagnoses, Nearly half of women with autoimmune diseases told their symptoms are psychological, 43% of women with autoimmune diseases are told they have psychiatric issues, Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’