Open AccessFunctional neurological disorder: lighting the way to a new paradigm for medicine
Author(s) -
Mark J. Edwards
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.142
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1460-2156
pISSN - 0006-8950
DOI - 10.1093/brain/awab358
Subject(s) - paradigm shift , citizen journalism , psychology , health care , psychiatry , medicine , epistemology , political science , law , philosophy
In this Essay, Mark Edwards argues that the plight of people with functional neurological disorder within healthcare highlights a general problem with a broken paradigm of modern medicine. He argues that the passivity of the traditional sick role needs replacing with a participatory, rehabilitative medical practice.
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