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Diagnosis as cultural practice /
Diagnosis isn't what it seems. It is usually treated as a label, arrived at by professionals, to explain a problem and to point to treatment. This view of diagnosis fits "the medical model". Authors in this book view diagnosis as a process, not a label. Diagnosis involves a negotiatio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Language, power, and social process ;
16. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Diagnosis isn't what it seems. It is usually treated as a label, arrived at by professionals, to explain a problem and to point to treatment. This view of diagnosis fits "the medical model". Authors in this book view diagnosis as a process, not a label. Diagnosis involves a negotiation of power relationships as well as of professional accountability. The chapters reveal how today's professionals and non-professionals use diagnosis to explain medical problems and also to explore h |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110199802 3110199807 1282073133 9781282073135 9786612073137 6612073136 |