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Jonathan Gabe

Professor of Sociology, Royal Holloway, University of London
Verified email at rhul.ac.uk
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The pharmaceuticalisation of society? A framework for analysis

SJ Williams, P Martin, J Gabe - Sociology of health & illness, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing on insights from both medical sociology and science and technology studies this
article provides a critical analysis of the nature and status of pharmaceuticalisation in terms of …

The sociology of pharmaceuticals: progress and prospects

SJ Williams, J Gabe, P Davis - Sociology of health & illness, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This paper takes a critical look at progress and prospects regarding the sociology of
pharmaceuticals over the years. Key themes examined include: (i) medicalisation and …

Risk and liminality in mental health social work

J Warner, J Gabe - Health, risk & society, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
From a socio-cultural standpoint, the concept of otherness is central to explaining the way
risk is associated with certain social groups rather than others. In the mental health field, …

'It takes three to tango':: a framework for understanding patient partnership in paediatric clinics

J Gabe, G Olumide, M Bury - Social science & medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Since the late 1990s, the term ‘partnership’ has increasingly been inserted into the literature
and rhetoric of the UK health-care system. In this paper, the assumptions and implications …

Challenging medicine

J Gabe, D Kelleher, G Williams - BMJ, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most of these challenges have long histories; some are new-for example, David Kelleher's
suggestion that while self help groups organised around specific chronic diseases are largely …

The sociology of cognitive enhancement: Medicalisation and beyond

C Coveney, J Gabe, S Williams - Health Sociology Review, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
To date, sociology of health and medicine has engaged in only a limited way in debates
about cognitive enhancement drugs and how they might affect or change the way we live our …

Does telemonitoring in heart failure empower patients for self‐care? A qualitative study

JP Riley, JPN Gabe, MR Cowie - Journal of clinical nursing, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the extent to which telemonitoring in patients with heart failure
empowers them to self‐care. Background Telemonitoring is increasingly used to provide …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of physician assistants in primary care: a systematic review

…, J Yiallouros, S de Lusignan, H Gage, J Gabe… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
Background Primary care provision is important in the delivery of health care but many
countries face primary care workforce challenges. Increasing demand, enlarged workloads, and …

Living with asthma: the experiences of young people at home and at school

J Gabe, M Bury, R Ramsay - Social science & medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with how young people with moderate to severe asthma live with
and explain the disorder and manage the resulting symptoms. Based on in-depth interviews …

Physician associates and GPs in primary care: a comparison

…, M Halter, L Joly, H Gage, RL Grant, J Gabe… - British Journal of …, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Physician associates [PAs] (also known as physician assistants) are new to the
NHS and there is little evidence concerning their contribution in general practice. Aim This …