Being Ill: On Sickness, Care and Abandonment - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789149111ISBN-10:1789149118UPC:9781789149111Book Category:Health & Fitness, Family & Relationships, MedicalBook Subcategory:Health Care Issues, Death, Grief, Bereavement, NursingBook Topic:GerontologySize:8.60 x 5.70 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCJM9H23QR
Being Ill: On Sickness, Care and Abandonment
Original, moving, and drawing from a range of fields, an essential exploration of what it means to be ill. 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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789149111ISBN-10:1789149118UPC:9781789149111Book Category:Health & Fitness, Family & Relationships, MedicalBook Subcategory:Health Care Issues, Death, Grief, Bereavement, NursingBook Topic:GerontologySize:8.60 x 5.70 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCJM9H23QR
Neil Vickers is professor of English literature and the health humanities at King's College London and has had a career in epidemiology. He has published widely on literature and medical subjects and is the author of Coleridge and the Doctors. Derek Bolton is emeritus professor of philosophy and psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London....
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