Meanings of ME Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Chronic Fatigue [Hardcover]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS or ME) is a problematic diagnosis which can be interpreted in conflicting ways by doctors, patients and others. Meanings of ME signals a paradigm shift in thinking about the illness by providing fresh perspectives from doctors, clinicians and those who have personal knowledge of CFS/ME.Preface 1. Introduction PART I: WAYS OF SPEAKING 2. Personally Speaking: Experiences of Chronic Fatigue; Christopher Ward 3. Scientifically Speaking: CFS/ME in the Medical Literature; Christopher Ward 4. Diagnostically Speaking: how Should We Classify CFS/ME - and does it matter?; Hugh Rickards 5. Historically Speaking: Three Influences on the Way We Think About CFS/ME; Christopher Ward PART II: PERSONAL INTERPERSONAL AND PUBLIC MEANINGS 6. Symptoms into Words: How Medical Patients Talk About Fatigue; Penny Standen, Christopher Ward, Charlotte Beer and Laura Saunders 7. Meanings of CFS/ME in the Lives of Couples; Matt Horrocks and Christopher Ward 8. The self and others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting Research Evidence; Christopher Ward and Matt Horrocks 9. The Public Meanings of CDS/ME: Making Up People; John Cromby PART III: PATIENTS, DOCTORS AND IDENTITIES 10. The Challenge of CFS/ME in Primary Care; Laura Saunders 11. The Said and the Unsaid: Ambivalence in CFS/ME; Christopher Ward 12. Stigma, Unspeakable Dilemmas and Somatic Symptoms - a Legacy of Suffering in CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia; James Griffith and Nancy Ryan 13. What Does the Diagnosis Say?; Christopher Ward 14. Ways of Not Knowing; Christopher Ward

If you are a clinician or a member of the public who does not believe in the difficulties experienced by those with CFS/ME, as well as their families and carers, then I would recommend this book to you & . I would commend this book to you to help you understand the experiences of your patients and how your attitudes, demeanor, and behavior can so catastrophically influence a patient who presents with what is a significant and debilitating problemlC