When caregivers address the positive aspects of illness or disability, there is a risk of
patronising the sufferer. It is equally problematic when secondary gain is judged in a …

I have never been so ill in my life. Lying in my bedroom for more than three weeks, half
dozing, half hallucinating, and in continuous pain, I vowed never to forget how terrible I felt …

Encountering a patient who is suffering in the midst of terminal illness is an all-too-common
occurrence for clinicians who care for the elderly. This article explores the personal …

This chapter gives a phenomenological account of illness: an account of stable experiences
of being ill as they appear across distinct illnesses. Carel explains being ill as a particular …

Tragedy is a founding theme in disability studies. Critical disability studies have, since their
inception, argued that understandings of disability as tragedy obscure the political …

This short article calls for new understanding of the experiences of living with illness,
impairment and death. It shows clearly, and often painfully, the tensions and contradictions …

In this chapter, we consider theoretical distinctions between the dominant discourses of
disability as an individual pathology compared with a social pathology. The former includes …

A fully adequate understanding of good health requires an acknowledgement of its enabling
conditions and its obtaining requires their sustenance, particularly when understood as part …

In the literature and public opinion chronic illness is mostly presented as a negative
experience. However, this article shows that people can experience their illness also in a …

The term 'restitution narrative'describes the hope we all have when illness or accidental
impairment befalls us to be returned to a pre-morbid condition of health as soon as possible …