Functional neurological disorder: lighting the way to a new paradigm for medicine
Mark J. Edwards
Abstract
In this Essay, Mark Edwards argues that the plight of people with functional neurological disorder within healthcare highlights a general problem with a broken paradigm of modern medicine. He argues that the passivity of the traditional sick role needs replacing with a participatory, rehabilitative medical practice.
Topics & Concepts
Paradigm shiftCitizen journalismPsychologyHealth carePsychiatryMedicineEpistemologyPolitical scienceLawPhilosophyPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMental Health and PsychiatryNeurology and Historical Studies