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Item Clinician-associated traumatization from difficult medical encounters: Results from a qualitative interview study on the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes(Elsevier, 2023) Halverson, Colin M. E.; Penwell, Heather L.; Francomano, Clair A.; Medicine, School of MedicinePatients with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome often experience psychological distress resulting from the perceived hostility and disinterest of their clinicians. We conducted 26 in-depth interviews with patients to understand the origins of this trauma and how it could be addressed in practice. We found that the cumulative effects of numerous negative encounters lead patients to lose trust in their healthcare providers and the healthcare system, and to develop acute anxiety about returning to clinic to seek further care. We describe this as clinician-associated traumatization. Ultimately, our interviewees described the result of this traumatization as worse – but preventable – health outcomes.Item Evolving Attitudes Toward Numeric Pain Assessment Among Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Qualitative Interview Study(Oxford University Press, 2023) Halverson, Colin M. E.; Kroenke, Kurt; Penwell, Heather L.; Francomano, Clair A.; Medicine, School of Medicine