The Imaginary Patient: How Diagnosis Gets Us Wrong
Author: Jules Montague Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 A diagnosis - the label we give to a disease - is supposed to offer certainty: a system for classifying and treating sickness, valid across time and space, and uncomplicated by value judgements or monetary concerns. Yet, as Jules Montague knows from years of working with patients in several countries, the practice is tainted by the forces of imperialism, politics, discrimination and Big Pharma. At their worst, diagnostic labels can do...
The Imaginary Patient: How Diagnosis Gets Us Wrong