The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Account of the Different Perspectives of Physician and Patient

by S. Kay Toombs

Book Overview

This work provides a phenomenological account of the experience of illness and the manner in which meaning is constituted by the patient and the physician. The author provides a detailed account of the way in which illness and body are apprehended differently by doctor and patient. This title has been awarded the first Edwin Goodwin Ballard Prize in Phenomenology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792324439
• ISBN13: 9780792324430
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 8.1"