social nature of health and illness

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis – advice about jogging and self-care is not enough

Author: Editorial 9th October 2019 0 Comments

In an opinion piece for The Guardian newspaper, journalist Suzanne Moore writes: “Is there a problem in this sad old world that can’t be solved by physical jerks? I find myself muttering this, because wherever I go someone is coming up behind…
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a wellbeing society

Culture & Society, housing, physical exercise, severe and complex mental health problems, social change, social nature of health and illness, Suzanne Moore, The Guardian, unemployment

The Foundations of Primary Care: Daring to Be Different

Author: Editorial 10th December 2018 0 Comments

Joachim Sturmberg and James Dearman are the authors of this book , a book that is relevant to both mental and biophysical healthcare. The publishers say: “…This ground-breaking book encourages a re-focus on the subjective and social nature of health and…
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a coherent system

books, complexity, healthcare system, history of medicine, holism, James Dearman, Joachim Sturmberg, philosophy of medicine, primary care, social nature of health and illness, subjectivity