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Between Sickness and Health - The Landscape of Illness and Wellness (Paperback)
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Between Sickness and Health - The Landscape of Illness and Wellness (Paperback)
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Between Sickness and Health is about illness rather than disease,
and recovery rather than cure. The book argues that illness is an
experience, represented by the feeling that 'I am not myself'. From
the book's phenomenological point of view, feelings of illness
cannot be 'unreal' or 'fake', whatever their biological basis, nor
need they be categorised as 'physical', 'psychosomatic' or
'psychiatric'. The book challenges the disease-centred ethos of
medicine and medical education. It demonstrates that a clearer
conception of illness, as distinct from disease, is therapeutic.
The feeling that 'I am once again myself' can return, in some
degree, whatever state the body is in. Resilience becomes more
available when it is seen as a set of personal skills that can be
developed, rather than as an inborn trait. Possibilities of
wellness are enhanced by recognising that medical and other
therapies can either support or impede recovery, as can human
relationships and the socio-political environment. The book's many
clinical examples are drawn from the author's broad experience as a
neurologist, rehabilitation physician and systemic family
therapist. Between Sickness and Health will be useful for students,
practitioners and academics, and also for anyone who has been or
might one day be ill.
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