The meaning of illness : a phenomenological account of the different perspectives of physician and patient /
Provides a phenomenological account of the experience of illness and the manner in which meaning is constituted by the patient and the physician. Rather than representing a shared reality between doctor and patient, illness represents two quite distinct realities - the meaning of one being significa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
[1992]
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| Series: | Philosophy and medicine ;
v. 42. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides a phenomenological account of the experience of illness and the manner in which meaning is constituted by the patient and the physician. Rather than representing a shared reality between doctor and patient, illness represents two quite distinct realities - the meaning of one being significantly and qualitatively different from the meaning of the other. Drawing upon insights derived from psychological phenomenology, the author explores this difference and provides a detailed account of the way in which illness and body are apprehended differently by doctor and patient. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 161 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401126304 (electronic bk.) 9401126305 (electronic bk.) |