Atkins, Chloe. <br/><br/>
My Imaginary Illness :  A Journey into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (247 pages) 
 - The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series .
 - The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Editor's Note -- Foreword by Bonnie Blair O'Connor -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The Original Crisis -- 3. Facing Uncertainty -- 4. Ontological Apprehensions -- 5. Diagnosis: Conversion Reaction -- 6. Credo -- 7. More Paralysis and More Psychological Remedies -- 8. A Pyrrhic Victory -- 9. Becoming a Pariah -- 10. Fire! Fire! -- 11. Love in the Midst of Ruin -- 12. Grasping at a Diagnosis, Hoping for a Cure -- 13. The Crisis Deepens -- 14. Contemplating Hemlock -- 15. Icarus -- 16. A Crisis, American Style -- 17. Gravy -- Clinical Commentary by Brian David Hodges, MD -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index. 
<br/><br/> My Imaginary Illness is the compelling story of Atkins's decades-long battle with a disease deemed imaginary, her frustration with a succession of doctors and diagnoses and her excruciating physical and emotional journey back to wellness. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801459948 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Myasthenia gravis -- Diagnosis.<br/>Somatization disorder -- Diagnosis.<br/>Diagnosis -- Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC935 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.7/442