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100	1		_aAtkins, Chloe.
245	1	0	_aMy Imaginary Illness : _bA Journey into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aIthaca : _bCornell University Press, _c2010.
264		4	_c©2011.
300			_a1 online resource (247 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
520			_aMy 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMyasthenia gravis -- Diagnosis.
650		0	_aSomatization disorder -- Diagnosis.
650		0	_aDiagnosis -- Social aspects.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aO'toole, Bonnie Blair.
700	1		_aHodges, Brian D.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aAtkins, Chloe _tMy Imaginary Illness _dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2010 _z9780801448874
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		4	_aThe Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138032 _zClick to View
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