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001 2015012828
003 DLC
005 20151203085501.0
008 150515s2015 enk 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015012828
020 $a9781137467317 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRB150.F37$bM43 2015
082 00 $a616/.0478$223
084 $aHEA039150$aPSY000000$aPSY031000$aSOC057000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aMeanings of ME :$binterpersonal and social dimensions of chronic fatigue /$c[edited by] Christopher D. Ward, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, UK.
263 $a1507
264 1 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME) is a problematic diagnosis, and much of the existing writing on the topic is dominated by questions of biology, psychology and causation. The focus on personal, interpersonal and public meanings in Meanings of ME signals a paradigm shift in thinking about CFS/ME. Contributions from clinicians and academics as well as from those who have personal knowledge of CFS/ME highlight the varied experiences of the illness. Rather than insisting on a specific theory of the illness, the authors provide fresh perspectives on the sometimes conflicting ways in which the diagnosis and symptoms of CFS/ME are interpreted by doctors, patients and others. The book's early chapters survey four different ways in which CFS/ME can be presented: as lived experience, as a scientific phenomenon, as a medical diagnostic classification, and as a product of culture. The personal, interpersonal and public meanings of CFS/ME are then discussed before an exploration of stigma and identity from both personal and professional standpoints"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Preface1. IntroductionPART I: WAYS OF SPEAKING2. Personally Speaking: Experiences of Chronic Fatigue; Christopher Ward3. Scientifically Speaking: CFS/ME in the Medical Literature; Christopher Ward4. Diagnostically Speaking: how Should We Classify CFS/ME - and does it matter?; Hugh Rickards5. Historically Speaking: Three Influences on the Way We Think About CFS/ME; Christopher WardPART II: PERSONAL INTERPERSONAL AND PUBLIC MEANINGS6. Symptoms into Words: How Medical Patients Talk About Fatigue; Penny Standen, Christopher Ward, Charlotte Beer and Laura Saunders7. Meanings of CFS/ME in the Lives of Couples; Matt Horrocks and Christopher Ward8. The self and others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting Research Evidence; Christopher Ward and Matt Horrocks9. The Public Meanings of CDS/ME: Making Up People; John CrombyPART III: PATIENTS, DOCTORS AND IDENTITIES10. The Challenge of CFS/ME in Primary Care; Laura Saunders11. The Said and the Unsaid: Ambivalence in CFS/ME; Christopher Ward12. Stigma, Unspeakable Dilemmas and Somatic Symptoms - a Legacy of Suffering in CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia; James Griffith and Nancy Ryan13. What Does the Diagnosis Say?; Christopher Ward14. Ways of Not Knowing; Christopher Ward.
650 0 $aChronic fatigue syndrome.
650 0 $aChronic fatigue syndrome$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aSystemic therapy (Family therapy)
650 7 $aHEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aWard, Christopher D.,$d1948-
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/317/9781137467317/image/lgcover.9781137467317.jpg