Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Psychosomatic Misdiagnosis as a Red Flag

2 May 2025 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:34

Short YouTube clip (Aaron Hartman, MD) arguing that labeling unexplained symptoms as "psychosomatic" is often a red flag indicating inadequate investigation. The speaker warns this dismissal commonly affects people with complex illnesses, delays diagnosis, and urges viewers to share personal experiences in the comments.

Chapters

Have you ever been told your symptoms are all in your head? Here's why that's often a red flag. Sometimes, when doctors can't figure out what's wrong, they label it psychosomatic, meaning it's caused by your mind. But that's often a sign that a deeper dive is not being done and something is being missed. Instead of looking at how your symptoms might be connected, they dismiss it as stress or anxiety or something else. This happens a lot with complex illnesses, and it delays real answers. Have you ever been dismissed like this before and been told it's all in your head? Let's talk about in the comments below. I'd love to hear your personal experience.