{"product_id":"between-sickness-and-health-christopher-d-ward-9781138592865","title":"Between Sickness and Health: The Landscape of Illness and Wellness","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher D. Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138592862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138592865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Christopher D. Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087749296383,"sku":"9781138592865","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fc8a7cc-9942-4bb7-bd54-e390fa296151.jpg?v=1769101180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-sickness-and-health-christopher-d-ward-9781138592865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}