Gaslighting [gaslighting]

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Terms

Medical Gaslighting

Definition

Form of emotional or psychological abuse where an individual (or a group) makes someone question their perceptions of reality—including their memories, their thoughts, and the events taking place around them. It often exploits “gender-based stereotypes and structural and institutional inequalities..

DUI
D000090206 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000745677
History note
2022
Public note
2022

L Information Science
L01.143 Communication 4 512
L01.143.790 Propaganda 46
L01.143.790.500 Disinformation 25
L01.143.790.750 Gaslighting