Mental Representation in Health and Illness
How do individuals conceive illness and symptoms? Do their conceptions conflict with the physician's views of their illness, and what happens if they do? This book thoroughly explores the field of disease representation, describes and discusses lay illness models in a variety of social, histo-...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | Contributions to Psychology and Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | How do individuals conceive illness and symptoms? Do their conceptions conflict with the physician's views of their illness, and what happens if they do? This book thoroughly explores the field of disease representation, describes and discusses lay illness models in a variety of social, histo- rical and cultural contexts |
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| Physical Description: | X, 284 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781461390749 |