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Being Ill
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- Book Synopsis
- A serious illness often changes the way others see us. Few, if any, relationships remain the same. The sick become more dependent on partners and family members, while more distant contacts become strained. The carers of the ill are also often isolated. This book focuses on our sense of self when ill and how infirmity plays out in our relationships with others.Neil Vickers and Derek Bolton offer an original perspective, drawing on neuroscience, psychology and psychoanalysis, as well as memoirs of the ill or their carers, to reveal how a sense of connectedness and group belonging can not only improve care, but make societies more resilient to illness. This is an essential book on the experience of major illness.
- About The Author
- Neil Vickers is Professor of English Literature and the Health Humanities at King's College London. He has had a career in epidemiology and has published widely on literature and medical subjects. He is the author of Coleridge and the Doctors (2004).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781789149111
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (01 October 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 446 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 25 mm
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