The Fibromyalgia Story
Medical Authority And Women'S Worlds Of Pain
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2005
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-59213-161-7 (ISBN)
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-59213-161-7 (ISBN)
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An examination of the controversial medical disorder fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
More than six million Americans aEURO" most of them women aEURO" have been diagnosed with the controversial medical disorder fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Because of the absence of definitive physiological markers, a well-understood cause, or effective treatment, FMS is controversial. Many have questioned if FMS is a aEUROoerealaEURO illness or if women sufferers are modern-day hysterics. Amidst the controversy, millions of women live with their very real symptoms. Rather than taking sides in the heated FMS debate, Kristin Barker explains how FMS represents an awkward union between the practices of modern medicine and the complexity of womenaEURO(t)s pain. Using interviews with sufferers, Barker focuses on how the idea of FMS gives meaning and order to women beset by troubling symptoms, self-doubt, and public skepticism. This book offers a fresh look at a controversial diagnosis, avoids overly simplistic explanations, and empathizes with sufferers without losing sight of medicineaEURO(t)s power over our lives.
More than six million Americans aEURO" most of them women aEURO" have been diagnosed with the controversial medical disorder fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Because of the absence of definitive physiological markers, a well-understood cause, or effective treatment, FMS is controversial. Many have questioned if FMS is a aEUROoerealaEURO illness or if women sufferers are modern-day hysterics. Amidst the controversy, millions of women live with their very real symptoms. Rather than taking sides in the heated FMS debate, Kristin Barker explains how FMS represents an awkward union between the practices of modern medicine and the complexity of womenaEURO(t)s pain. Using interviews with sufferers, Barker focuses on how the idea of FMS gives meaning and order to women beset by troubling symptoms, self-doubt, and public skepticism. This book offers a fresh look at a controversial diagnosis, avoids overly simplistic explanations, and empathizes with sufferers without losing sight of medicineaEURO(t)s power over our lives.
Kristin K. Barker is Associate Professor of Sociology at Oregon State University.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Diagnostic Making of Fibromyalgia Syndrome2. The Woman Problem and the Feminization of Fibromyalgia Syndrome3. Similar-but-Different: The Fibromyalgia Syndrome Illness Experience4. The Symptomatic Self and the Life World5. In Search of Meaning6. Diagnostic Transformations7. Self-Help and the Making of a Fibromyalgia Syndrome Illness Identity8. Ties That Bind and the Problem That Had No NameConclusionAppendix A. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome Biomedical LiteratureAppendix B. The InterviewsNotesBibliography/Works CitedIndex
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia PA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59213-161-1 / 1592131611 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59213-161-7 / 9781592131617 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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