Small Wins Matter in Advocacy Movements: Giving Voice to Patients.
Jason LA.
Free full text at: http://bit.ly/nyZiZg i.e.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/c726m71k010685r8/
(If for some reason that link doesn't work, follow Springer link from
PubMed page http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21858612)
I would recommend reading it to those who have the time as it gives an
idea of the struggles over the last 20 or so years (in the US, which
of course, has an influence around the world).
There are no statistics and few biological terms so would be a lot
easier to read for most people than most papers.
Well done to Prof. Jason for what he has acheived. And well done to
all who have collaborated with him.
We have come a long way in 20 years when for example, Abbey and Garfinkel
=91chronic fatigue syndrome will meet the
same fate as neurasthenia-a decline in social value as it is
demonstrated that the majority of its sufferers are experiencing
primary psychiatric disorders or psychophysiological
reactions and that the disorder is often a culturally
sanctioned form of illness behavior=92=92 (quoted in the paper).
It also shows to me that psychology can play an important role in
"helping the cause".
Tom
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