The self and others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting research evidence
dc.contributor.author | Horrocks, Matthew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-17T12:23:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-17T12:23:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ward, C. D. & Horrocks, M. (2015). The self and others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting research evidence. In: Ward, C. D. (ed.) Meanings of ME: Interpersonal and social dimensions of chronic fatigue. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 106-128. | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9.78E+12 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1057/9781137467324 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/10242 | |
dc.description.abstract | Chapter 7 provided interpersonal perspectives on CFS/ME without offering any theoretical commentary. This chapter considers how the meanings of CFS/ME are developed between individuals and others. We begin with a critique of the cognitive-behavioural model of illness and suggest how it might better take account of connections between human relationships and illness. Using examples from Chapter 7 and elsewhere we thenr eview research literature in terms of the following propositions: (1) The social implications of CFS/ME are fundamental to its personal meaning; (2) individuals (and also health professionals) interpret illness through a cultural lens; (3) meanings of CFS/ME are established within personal relationships; (4) interpretations of symptoms, severity of illness and family relationships influence one another; (5) 'coping' is a social process, intimately related to meaning-making; and (6) meanings derived from present and past relationships are important vulnerability factors. Each of these gain support from available evidence although our interpretation sometimes requires a shift from a cognitivist to a discursive paradigm. We end with a discussion of gender. | |
dc.subject | Chronic fatigue syndrome | en |
dc.title | The self and others in CFS/ME: Reinterpreting research evidence | en |
dc.type | Book chapter | en |
html.description.abstract | Chapter 7 provided interpersonal perspectives on CFS/ME without offering any theoretical commentary. This chapter considers how the meanings of CFS/ME are developed between individuals and others. We begin with a critique of the cognitive-behavioural model of illness and suggest how it might better take account of connections between human relationships and illness. Using examples from Chapter 7 and elsewhere we thenr eview research literature in terms of the following propositions: (1) The social implications of CFS/ME are fundamental to its personal meaning; (2) individuals (and also health professionals) interpret illness through a cultural lens; (3) meanings of CFS/ME are established within personal relationships; (4) interpretations of symptoms, severity of illness and family relationships influence one another; (5) 'coping' is a social process, intimately related to meaning-making; and (6) meanings derived from present and past relationships are important vulnerability factors. Each of these gain support from available evidence although our interpretation sometimes requires a shift from a cognitivist to a discursive paradigm. We end with a discussion of gender. |