Mental Representation in Health and Illness /

How do individuals conceive illness and symptoms? Do their conceptions conflict with the physician's views of their illness, and what happens if they do? This book thoroughly explores the field of disease representation, describes and discusses lay illness models in a variety of social, histo-...

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Main Author: Skelton, J. A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Croyle, Robert T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 1991.
Series:Contributions to psychology and medicine.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How do individuals conceive illness and symptoms? Do their conceptions conflict with the physician's views of their illness, and what happens if they do? This book thoroughly explores the field of disease representation, describes and discusses lay illness models in a variety of social, histo- rical and cultural contexts.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 284 pages 20 illustrations)
ISBN:9781461390749 (electronic bk.)
1461390745 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1431-195X