{"product_id":"missed-and-dismissed-voices-living-with-hidden-chronic-health-problems-hardback-9781487504571","title":"Missed and Dismissed Voices; Living with Hidden Chronic Health Problems (Hardback) 9781487504571","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMissed and Dismissed Voices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLiving with Hidden Chronic Health Problems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Segall PhD (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487504571\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a complex relationship between illness and identity. \u003ci\u003eMissed and Dismissed Voices\u003c\/i\u003e aims to expose the impact of hidden health problems on the daily lives of a growing number of adults who live with chronic conditions and repeatedly face the challenge of trying to maintain their personal sense of healthiness across the life course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on the meaning and management of both medically diagnosed chronic diseases and medically unexplained physical conditions or syndromes. In each case, people must decide whether to make their private suffering public. The book includes analysis derived from research literature, combined with illness narrative accounts of people in qualitative interviews and blog posts, to create fictional exemplary case studies for each of the chronic conditions examined. The common issues raised in these stories provide important insights into the process by which people manage to adapt to their changing health status and life circumstances. In this book, Alexander Segall, PhD, gives voice to chronically ill people who often have their life stories either missed or dismissed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Illness and Identity\u003cbr\u003eAn Exploration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Understanding Our Sense of Healthiness\u003cbr\u003eThe Mystery of Good Health: Some Initial Observations\u003cbr\u003eThe Meaning of Good Health\u003cbr\u003eAlternative Interpretations of Self-Rated Health\u003cbr\u003eHealth and Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003eWounded Storytellers: Personal Accounts of Health and Illness\u003cbr\u003eThe Healthy Self: Life Stories We Tell Others   \u003cbr\u003eCollective Case Studies: Finding Common Voices in Illness Narratives\u003cbr\u003e                                 \u003cbr\u003e2. Maintaining a Healthy Self-Identity\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Live with Chronic Illness\u003cbr\u003eDaily Pain: An Invisible but Constant Companion\u003cbr\u003eThe Decision to Disclose: Making Private Suffering Public\u003cbr\u003eStriking a Balance between \"Carrying on\" and \"Giving in\"\u003cbr\u003ePreserving One\u0026amp;#x2019;s Personal Sense of Healthiness \u003cbr\u003e                       \u003cbr\u003ePart Two: Living with Medically Diagnosed Chronic Diseases\u003cbr\u003eAn Unrelenting Assault on the Body and Self\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Chronic Disease as a Disruptive Life Event\u003cbr\u003eBiographical Disruption: A Core Concept in the Study of Chronic Illness\u003cbr\u003eDifferent Levels of Assault: Interruption, Intrusion, and Immersion\u003cbr\u003eVisible and Invisible Aspects of Chronic Illness\u003cbr\u003eThe Burden of Invisibility\u003cbr\u003eChallenges Facing These Wounded Storytellers: Being Heard    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Life Stories about the Invisible Impact of Chronic Disease: Some Missed Voices\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Chronic Diseases Selected\u003cbr\u003eCase Study One – Diabetes\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Description of the Disease \u003cbr\u003eThe Impact of Diabetes on Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003eA Common Life Story: Jim\u0026amp;#x2019;s Illness Narrative Account\u003cbr\u003eCase Study Two – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Description of the Disease\u003cbr\u003eThe Impact of IBD on Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003eA Common Life Story: Helen\u0026amp;#x2019;s Illness Narrative Account \u003cbr\u003eShared Storylines: A Summary\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cbr\u003ePart Three: Living with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eDiscounted Stories of Sickness and Suffering\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. Contested Chronic Illnesses: Uncertainty and the Quest for Credibility\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Sickness: The Presence of Disease and the Experience of Illness\u003cbr\u003eHidden Health Problems that Are Not Only Invisible but Also Do Not Meet the Medical Definition of Disease\u003cbr\u003eNegotiating Contested Terrain: Dealing with Medically Unexplained Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eAdopting the Sick Role: Contending with a Crisis of Credibility and Gaining Legitimacy\u003cbr\u003eChallenges Facing These Wounded Storytellers: Being Heard and Believed     \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Life Stories about Uncertain and Invisible Chronic Illness: Some Dismissed Voices\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Chronic Conditions Selected \u003cbr\u003eCase Study Three - Fibromyalgia\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Description of the Illness \u003cbr\u003eThe Impact of Fibromyalgia on Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003eA Common Life Story: Janet\u0026amp;#x2019;s Illness Narrative Account\u003cbr\u003eCase Study Four – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Description of the Illness\u003cbr\u003eThe Impact of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003eA Common Life Story: Gail\u0026amp;#x2019;s Illness Narrative Account\u003cbr\u003eShared Storylines: A Summary \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four: The Lifelong Pursuit of Healthiness\u003cbr\u003eMeeting the Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Making Sense of Sickness: Explanation and Adaptation\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Management of Hidden Chronic Health Problems\u003cbr\u003eOngoing Chronic Illness-Related Work, Everyday Life Work, and Biographical Work   \u003cbr\u003eRepairing a \"Spoiled\" Social Identity and Reconstructing a Healthy Self\u003cbr\u003eSupportive Social Networks and the Health of Older Adults\u003cbr\u003eManaging Chronic Illness in Later Life \u003cbr\u003e                        \u003cbr\u003e8. Health across the Life Course\u003cbr\u003eA Life Course Perspective on Chronic Illness\u003cbr\u003eAdvancing Age and Declining Health: Double Jeopardy\u003cbr\u003eMaintaining a Personal Sense of Healthiness as We Age: A Will to Health\u003cbr\u003eLiving Well with Hidden Chronic Health Problems: The Quality of Later Life\u003cbr\u003eHealthy Aging: Some Concluding Thoughts\u003cbr\u003eNotes   \u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595469123864,"sku":"9781487504571","price":46.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/missed-and-dismissed-voices-living-with-hidden-chronic-health-problems-hardback-9781487504571","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}