Book ID: CBB941629140

Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue (2021)

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Abel, Emily K. (Author)


University of North Carolina Press


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 196
Language: English

Medicine finally has discovered fatigue. Recent articles about various diseases conclude that fatigue has been underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Scholars in the social sciences and humanities have also ignored the phenomenon. As a result, we know little about what it means to live with this condition, especially given its diverse symptoms and causes. Emily K. Abel offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by her own experiences as a cancer survivor. Abel reveals how the limits of medicine and the American cultural emphasis on productivity intersect to stigmatize those with fatigue. Without an agreed-upon approach to confirm the problem through medical diagnosis, it is difficult to convince others that it is real. When fatigue limits our ability to work, our society sees us as burdens or worse. With her engaging and informative style, Abel gives us a synthetic history of fatigue and elucidates how it has been ignored or misunderstood, not only by medical professionals but also by American society as a whole.

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Review Jim Zetka (2022) Review of "Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue". Journal of American History (pp. 416-417). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Tai, Sara J.
Handerer, Fritz
Ortiz Lobo, Alberto
Campbell, Morag Allan
Kinderman, Peter
Fitzgerald, Des
Concepts
Diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine and society
Disease and diseases
Therapeutic practice; therapy; treatment
Psychiatry
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Europe
England
Wales
Scotland
Netherlands
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