The Self in Health and Illness: Patients, Professionals and Narrative Identity
, by Rapport,Frances- ISBN: 9781846191121 | 1846191122
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 8/31/2006
Swansea Univ., UK. Discusses how and why patients' views of identity change with illness, and how more awareness of this phenomenon can lead to better care. Considers the narrative self and its place within healthcare, and assists in clarifying the understanding of 'self' in the context of illness, health, and medicine. For physicians and psychologists. Softcover.