My imaginary illness a journey into uncertainty and prejudice in medical diagnosis

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. (Chloë Gwyneth Katharine), 1965-
Other author/creator	Hodges, Brian David, 1964-
Format	Electronic and Book
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
Subject(s)	Myasthenia gravis--Diagnosis. Somatic symptom disorder--Diagnosis. Diagnosis--Social aspects. Myasthenia Gravis--diagnosis --Autobiography. Diagnostic Errors--psychology --Autobiography. Somatoform Disorders--diagnosis --Autobiography. Somatoform Disorders--psychology --Autobiography.

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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