THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DISEASE AND HANDICAP

Authors
VEIL C VEILBARAT C
Citation
C. Veil et C. Veilbarat, THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DISEASE AND HANDICAP, Dynamische Psychiatrie, 29(1-2), 1996, pp. 37-46
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Dynamische Psychiatrie → ACNP
ISSN journal
0012740X
Volume
29
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
37 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-740X(1996)29:1-2<37:TPCODA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The authors give a brief survey over the psychosocial aspects of the c oncepts: schizophrenia, AIDS and handicap, beyond the scientific descr iption of the diseases. They elaborate the historical development of t he concepts, their social connotations, and the way they are commonly used.