Paralympics and conversion disorder

Don't look at my wheelchair! The plasticity of longlasting prejudice

“…Patients play a role in the quality of the clinical interaction and in successful treatment by creating a more humanised perception of themselves . The positive effects of self‐reflection on, for example, the Paralympics, has undoubtedly contributed to reducing stigma against disabled people . The implications of these findings substantially increase our understanding of the undesirable effects of disability stereotypes and prejudices, and knowledge of their plasticity will stimulate change in the field of medical education.…”

“…45,46 The positive effects of self-reflection on, for example, the Paralympics, has undoubtedly contributed to reducing stigma against disabled people. 52 The implications of these findings substantially increase our understanding of the undesirable effects of disability stereotypes and prejudices, and knowledge of their plasticity will stimulate change in the field of medical education. Predictive instruments to determine hidden biases towards disability and to adjust them represent objective tools for use in educational practices designed to help staff to provide improved health services.…”