A University of Cambridge and University of East Anglia study of over 6,600 autoimmune patients found females almost 50% more likely than males to report psychiatric misdiagnosis, with 43% of females affected versus 33% of males.

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