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The invisible kingdom : reimagining chronic illness

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2022

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Title:	The invisible kingdom : reimagining chronic illness
Author:	O'Rourke, Meghan, author.
Format:	Book
Publisher, Date:	New York : Riverhead Books, 2022. ©2022
Description:	324 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:	"A silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans: these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognized altogether ... [T]races the history of Western definitions of illness, and reveals how inherited ideas of cause, diagnosis, and treatment have led us to ignore a host of hard-to-understand medical conditions"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Chronic diseases. Autoimmune diseases. Health.
Other Title:	Reimagining chronic illness
Contents:	Introduction ; "Gradually and then suddenly" ; What is an autoimmune disease? ; Disease concepts ; Impersonation ; The doctor-patient relationship ; Alternatives ; Downward spiral ; The woman problem ; The immune system gone awry -- Autoimmunity as metaphor ; Mind/body ; Positive thinking ; Possibility ; Nadir ; Lyme disease ; Futurity ; Uncertainty -- Silence and healing ; Solutions ; The wisdom narrative.
ISBN	9781594633799

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