{"product_id":"between-sickness-and-health-the-landscape-of-illness-and-wellness-paperback","title":"Between Sickness and Health: The Landscape of Illness and Wellness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher D. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Sickness and Health \u003c\/i\u003eis about illness rather than disease, and recovery rather than cure. The book argues that illness is an experience, represented by the feeling that 'I am not myself'. From the book's phenomenological point of view, feelings of illness cannot be 'unreal' or 'fake', whatever their biological basis, nor need they be categorised as 'physical', 'psychosomatic' or 'psychiatric'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book challenges the disease-centred ethos of medicine and medical education. It demonstrates that a clearer conception of illness, as distinct from disease, is therapeutic. The feeling that 'I am once again myself' can return, in some degree, whatever state the body is in. Resilience becomes more available when it is seen as a set of personal skills that can be developed, rather than as an inborn trait. Possibilities of wellness are enhanced by recognising that medical and other therapies can either support or impede recovery, as can human relationships and the socio-political environment. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's many clinical examples are drawn from the author's broad experience as a neurologist, rehabilitation physician and systemic family therapist. \u003ci\u003eBetween Sickness and Health \u003c\/i\u003ewill be useful for students, practitioners and academics, and also for anyone who has been or might one day be ill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher D. Ward \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also a UKCP-accredited systemic psychotherapist. He edited \u003ci\u003eMeanings of ME: Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Chronic Fatigue\u003c\/i\u003e, 2015. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781670109472,"sku":"9781138592872","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fff334f689134db56eba521bcdc4077d.webp?v=1780555074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-sickness-and-health-the-landscape-of-illness-and-wellness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}