I agree pretty well with your sentiments. I recognize the names of the
authors, and many are noted "behavioral medicine" specialists in the US.
While this field claims to be "biopsychosocial" in nature, do not confuse it
with holistic. It is quite quantitative and reductionistic. Unfortunately,
much of the chronic illness and chronic pain research I am familiar with
comes out of this model. I see it as very limited, and an outsider-type,
objectifying form of research. This book may have value for people who
subscribe to this approach or want to understand it. However, I see its
limitations.
Sherry Kahn
In a message dated 6/11/02 7:05:59 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>Tremendous personal and societal burden !! How insulting ! Sounds like
>the
>
>same old stuff focusing on specifics of diseases and the individual who
>
>experiences the disease...we do not need a biological interpretation of
>
>dealing with disease nor a psychological one but well argued sociospatial
>
>one that encompasses and accepts the variations of experience that everyone
>
>has and how those around the person deal with that disease and their values
>
>- please, let us get away from the medical and psychological in terms of
>
>specific illness and individuals with disease and concentrate on exploring
>
>the lived experience and commonalities of chronic illness as a political
>
>issue and those normal people who burden those with a chronic illness with
>
>their values and normality etc - and no more usage of the words 'coping'
>and
>
>'adjustment' which are all too often value laden concepts based around
>
>normality and the individual - I haven't read the book so i don't know
>teh
>
>full story but from this description i feel depressed...give me a reason
>to
>
>believe this is better than the description given...
>
>
>
>Dr Glenn Smith (had renal failure since ten and my doctorate was on chronic
>
>illness)
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