A Political Mind Special – Being ill
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British Psychoanalytical Society (incorporating the Institute of Psychoanalysis)
Description
Why do we retreat from other people’s illnesses & how well do we look after people who are seriously sick?
A serious illness often changes the way others see us. Few, if any, relationships remain the same. The sick become more dependent on partners and family members, while more distant contacts become strained. The carers of the ill are also often isolated. This book focuses on our sense of self when ill and how infirmity plays out in our relationships with others.
Prof Neil Vickers and Prof Derek Bolton offer an original perspective, drawing on neuroscience, psychology and psychoanalysis, as well as memoirs of the ill or their carers, to reveal how a sense of connectedness and group belonging can not only improve care, but make societies more resilient to illness.
