Author: GEORGES. VIGARELLOPublisher:
ISBN: 9781509549252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Sick and Tired
Author: Emily K. AbelPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469661799
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Medicine finally has discovered fatigue. Recent articles about various diseases conclude that fatigue has been underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Scholars in the social sciences and humanities have also ignored the phenomenon. As a result, we know little about what it means to live with this condition, especially given its diverse symptoms and causes. Emily K. Abel offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by her own experiences as a cancer survivor. Abel reveals how the limits of medicine and the American cultural emphasis on productivity intersect to stigmatize those with fatigue. Without an agreed-upon approach to confirm the problem through medical diagnosis, it is difficult to convince others that it is real. When fatigue limits our ability to work, our society sees us as burdens or worse. With her engaging and informative style, Abel gives us a synthetic history of fatigue and elucidates how it has been ignored or misunderstood, not only by medical professionals but also by American society as a whole.
From Paralysis to Fatigue
Author: Edward ShorterPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439105642
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context. This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.
The Psychology of Fatigue
Author: Robert HockeyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107244234
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Fatigue can have a major impact on an individual's performance and well-being, yet is poorly understood, even within the scientific community. There is no developed theory of its origins or functions, and different types of fatigue (mental, physical, sleepiness) are routinely confused. The widespread interpretation of fatigue as a negative consequence of work may be true only for externally imposed goals; meaningful or self-initiated work is rarely tiring and often invigorating. In the first book dedicated to the systematic treatment of fatigue for over sixty years, Robert Hockey examines its many aspects - social history, neuroscience, energetics, exercise physiology, sleep and clinical implications - and develops a new motivational control theory, in which fatigue is treated as an emotion having a fundamental adaptive role in the management of goals. He then uses this new perspective to explore the role of fatigue in relation to individual motivation, working life and well-being.
A Disease Called Fatigue
Author: Cécile JadinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780620292658
Category : Rickettsial diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A History of Fatigue
Author: GEORGES. VIGARELLOPublisher:
ISBN: 9781509549252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Practitioner
Author: The Illinois Medical Journal
Author: Illinois Medical Journal
Author: 100+ Clinical Cases In Paediatrics
Author: ArvindPublisher: Elsevier India
ISBN: 9788131213476
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
This book highlights the most commonly encountered cases in paediatric practice. This is a useful guide for the undergraduate medical students preparing for the practical and viva voce competitive examinations. Postgraduate students, practicing paediatricians and teachers find it a valuable reference source. About the Author : - R. Arvind, MBBS, DCH, DNB, Consultant Paediatrician and Neomatologist, Managing Director, Vathsalya Speciality Hospital, Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore, India.
Journal of the American Medical Association
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description