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Doctors perceive consultations with patients with functional neurological symptoms (FNS) as challenging because of the dichotomy between the psychosocial nature of the symptoms and patients' perceptions that their condition is essentially physical. Through conversation analysis, we describe som...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Graf, Eva-Maria (Editor ), Sator, Marlene (Editor ), Spranz-Fogasy, Thomas (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; volume 252.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Doctors perceive consultations with patients with functional neurological symptoms (FNS) as challenging because of the dichotomy between the psychosocial nature of the symptoms and patients' perceptions that their condition is essentially physical. Through conversation analysis, we describe some communicative strategies neurologists employ to make psychosocial attributions, ranging from unilateral to more bilateral approaches. In unilateral approaches doctors employ general explanations about the psychosocial aetiology, thereby pre-empting any potential resistance. In bilateral approaches, doc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027269430
9027269432
ISSN:0922-842X ;