My imaginary illness a journey into uncertainty and prejudice in medical diagnosis / Chloë G.K. Atkins ; with a clinical commentary by Brian David Hodges ; foreword by Bonnie Blair O'Connor.
| Author/creator | Atkins, Chloë G. K., 1965- |
| Other author | Hodges, Brian David, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca [N.Y.] : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, |
| Description | xxxi, 212 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The culture and politics of health care work. How patients think Culture and politics of health care work. How patients think. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Beginnings -- The original crisis -- Facing uncertainty -- Ontological apprehensions -- Diagnosis : conversion reaction -- Credo -- More paralysis and more psychological remedies -- A pyrrhic victory -- Becoming a pariah -- Fire! fire! -- Love in the midst of ruin -- Grasping at a diagnosis, hoping for a cure -- The crisis deepens -- Contemplating hemlock -- Icarus -- A crisis, American style -- Gravy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010013374 |
| ISBN | 9780801448874 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801448875 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |