Women Living with Fibromyalgia: Refusing to Suffer in Silence (Paperback)

Fibromyalgia has no known cause or cure and is impossible to detect through blood tests or other diagnostic techniques. Because it's so difficult to pinpoint or alleviate, fibromyalgia tends to cause guilt and shame in those who suffer from it.

Barbara Keddy examines the experiences of 20 female sufferers, and also investigates the disease within larger societal contexts of gender, class, and race. By taking an already existing personality theory (the highly sensitive person) developed by Elaine Aron and relating this theory to a specific physical condition, the author emphasizes societal and family pressures on women to overextend themselves to the detriment of their health.

General

Imprint:	Hunter House Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	Barbara Keddy
Foreword by:	T. J Murray
Dimensions:	212 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-89793-342-1
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > Women's health Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with disability
LSN:	0-89793-342-7
Barcode:	9780897933421

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