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100 1  Edwards, Laurie|q(Laurie Elizabeth) 
245 10 In the kingdom of the sick :|ba social history of chronic 
       illness in America /|cLaurie Edwards. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bWalker & Co.,|c[2013] 
264  4 |c©2013 
300    243 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    notated music|bntm|2rdacontent 
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504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and 
       index. 
505 0  From Plato to Polio. Chronic disease in historical context
       -- An awakening. Medicine and illness in post-World War 
       Two America -- Disability rights, civil rights, and 
       chronic illness -- The women's health movement and patient
       empowerment -- Culture, consumerism, and character. 
       Chronic illness and patient advocacy in the 1980's and 
       1990's -- A slight hysterical tendency. Revisiting "the 
       girl who cried pain" -- Into the fray. Patients in the 
       digital age -- Participatory medicine and transparency -- 
       What future, at what cost? 
520    "Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is 
       born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and
       the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is 
       obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as 
       citizens of that other place." Now more than 133 million 
       Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly
       three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain
       and disability. There has been an alarming rise in 
       illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or 
       have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, 
       with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic 
       pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from 
       physicians and the public alike. And people with diseases 
       as varied as cardiovascular disease, HIV, certain cancers,
       and type 2 diabetes have been accused of causing their 
       preventable illnesses through their lifestyle choices. We 
       must balance our faith in medical technology with 
       awareness of the limits of science, and confront our 
       throwback beliefs that people who are sick have weaker 
       character than those who are well. Through research and 
       patient narratives, health writer Laurie Edwards explores 
       patient rights, the role of social media in medical 
       advocacy, the origins of our attitudes about chronic 
       illness, and much more. What The Noonday Demon did for 
       people suffering from depression, In the Kingdom of the 
       Sick does for those who are chronically ill"--|cProvided 
       by publisher. 
650  0 Chronic diseases|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Chronically ill|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 
650 12 Chronic Disease|zUnited States. 
650 22 History, 19th Century|zUnited States. 
650 22 History, 20th Century|zUnited States. 
650 22 History, 21st Century|zUnited States. 
650 22 Patient Advocacy|xhistory|zUnited States. 
650 22 Patient Rights|xhistory|zUnited States. 
650 22 Social Change|xhistory|zUnited States. 
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