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It's All in Your Head

Stories from the Frontline of Psychosomatic Illness

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

A neurologist explores the very real world of psychosomatic illness.Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen. What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain, then life-threatening appendicitis. After a routine operation Pauline lost all the strength in her legs. Shortly afterwards, convulsions started. But Pauline’s tests are normal: her symptoms seem to have no physical cause ... En savoir plus

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A neurologist explores the very real world of psychosomatic illness.Pauline first became ill when she was fifteen. What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain, then life-threatening appendicitis. After a routine operation Pauline lost all the strength in her legs. Shortly afterwards, convulsions started. But Pauline’s tests are normal: her symptoms seem to have no physical cause
... En savoir plus
The Age of Diagnosis

How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

From a neurologist and the award-winning author of The Sleeping Beauties, a meticulous and compassionate exploration of how our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help, patients.We live in an age of diagnosis. Conditions like ADHD and autism are on the rapid rise, while new categories like long Covid are being created. Medical terms are increasingly used to describe ordinary human ... En savoir plus

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From a neurologist and the award-winning author of The Sleeping Beauties, a meticulous and compassionate exploration of how our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help, patients.We live in an age of diagnosis. Conditions like ADHD and autism are on the rapid rise, while new categories like long Covid are being created. Medical terms are increasingly used to describe ordinary human
... En savoir plus

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The Sleeping Beauties

And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children fall into a state that resembles sleep for months or years at a time. In Le Roy, a town in upstate New York, teenage girls develop involuntary twitches and seizures that spread like a contagion. In the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, employees experience headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises during the night. These are only a few of the many suspected ... En savoir plus

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In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children fall into a state that resembles sleep for months or years at a time. In Le Roy, a town in upstate New York, teenage girls develop involuntary twitches and seizures that spread like a contagion. In the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, employees experience headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises during the night. These are only a few of the many suspected
... En savoir plus

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Brainstorm

Detective Stories From the World of Neurology

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

'I loved it. She is in my view the best science writer around - a true descendant of Oliver Sacks' Sathnam Sanghera, author of The Boy with the TopknotThe brain is the most complex structure in the universe.In Brainstorm the Wellcome Prize-winning author of It’s All in Your Head uncovers the most eye-opening symptoms medicine has to offer.‘Powerfully life-affirming... Brainstorm is... ... En savoir plus

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'I loved it. She is in my view the best science writer around - a true descendant of Oliver Sacks' Sathnam Sanghera, author of The Boy with the TopknotThe brain is the most complex structure in the universe.In Brainstorm the Wellcome Prize-winning author of It’s All in Your Head uncovers the most eye-opening symptoms medicine has to offer.‘Powerfully life-affirming... Brainstorm is...
... En savoir plus

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Rejtélyes betegségek

par Suzanne O’Sullivan ...

Pauline teljesen átlagos 15 éves lány volt: sportolt, az osztály legjobb tanulói közé tartozott, határozott elképzelései voltak a továbbtanulásról. Jelentéktelennek tűnő felfázással kereste fel a körzeti orvosát. Három év múlva már ízületi gyulladással, depresszióval, ételintoleranciával kezelték, betegségei miatt magántanuló lett. Állapota tovább romlott: 22 évesen lába lebénult, és epilepsziás ... En savoir plus

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Pauline teljesen átlagos 15 éves lány volt: sportolt, az osztály legjobb tanulói közé tartozott, határozott elképzelései voltak a továbbtanulásról. Jelentéktelennek tűnő felfázással kereste fel a körzeti orvosát. Három év múlva már ízületi gyulladással, depresszióval, ételintoleranciával kezelték, betegségei miatt magántanuló lett. Állapota tovább romlott: 22 évesen lába lebénult, és epilepsziás
... En savoir plus
A Era dos Diagnósticos

Como a epidemia dos sobrediagnósticos está a afetar a nossa saúde

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

Traduit par Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Mendes ...

Poderá um diagnóstico médico causar mais mal do que bem?UM DOS MELHORES LIVROS DO ANOThe Times * The Sunday Times * Financial TimesThe Guardian * The Economist * The London StandardThe Observer * The New Statesman * The Irish TimesO diagnóstico é visto como a chave que abre a porta de aces... ... En savoir plus

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Poderá um diagnóstico médico causar mais mal do que bem?UM DOS MELHORES LIVROS DO ANOThe Times * The Sunday Times * Financial TimesThe Guardian * The Economist * The London StandardThe Observer * The New Statesman * The Irish TimesO diagnóstico é visto como a chave que abre a porta de aces...
... En savoir plus
謎病睡美人：各種罕見心身症的奇妙故事，一位腦神經專家的醫療人類學全球踏查報告

The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

par 蘇珊‧歐蘇利文(Suzanne O’Sullivan) ...

睡美人為何在現實生活出現，原本正常活潑的孩童為何大規模陷入沉睡？驅魔才能平息的癲狂背後是什麼，我們是否仍需醫學上的解釋？《腦內風暴》作者英國腦神經權威醫師暨惠康圖書獎得主探索醫療人類學最新力作◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇心身症　由心理、環境、社會因素所引起的身體症狀或疾病，導致身體發生實質的功能障礙。文化依存症候群　只有在特定社會或文化下，才被認為是疾病的一連串精神和軀體症狀的集合。在瑞典邊境，數百名難民兒童陷入類似睡眠的狀態數月至數年；紐約上州的勒洛伊鎮，中學女生出現非自願抽搐和痙攣，並且像傳染病一樣傳開；哈薩克邊境一座城鎮，上百位居民在當地礦業沒落後陸續得到昏睡病；尼加拉瓜的密托斯基族人，少男少女常見陷入癲狂，發作時力氣大到能單指扳開木頭……這些個案用醫學儀器都查不出任何病變，然而其症狀與痛苦都無比真實，該如何解釋？蘇珊・歐蘇利文身為腦神經與癲癇權威，因而成了各地出現集體心身症... ... En savoir plus

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睡美人為何在現實生活出現，原本正常活潑的孩童為何大規模陷入沉睡？驅魔才能平息的癲狂背後是什麼，我們是否仍需醫學上的解釋？《腦內風暴》作者英國腦神經權威醫師暨惠康圖書獎得主探索醫療人類學最新力作◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇心身症　由心理、環境、社會因素所引起的身體症狀或疾病，導致身體發生實質的功能障礙。文化依存症候群　只有在特定社會或文化下，才被認為是疾病的一連串精神和軀體症狀的集合。在瑞典邊境，數百名難民兒童陷入類似睡眠的狀態數月至數年；紐約上州的勒洛伊鎮，中學女生出現非自願抽搐和痙攣，並且像傳染病一樣傳開；哈薩克邊境一座城鎮，上百位居民在當地礦業沒落後陸續得到昏睡病；尼加拉瓜的密托斯基族人，少男少女常見陷入癲狂，發作時力氣大到能單指扳開木頭……這些個案用醫學儀器都查不出任何病變，然而其症狀與痛苦都無比真實，該如何解釋？蘇珊・歐蘇利文身為腦神經與癲癇權威，因而成了各地出現集體心身症...
... En savoir plus
Il paradosso della diagnosi

Come l'ossessione per la salute sta cambiando la medicina e le nostre vite

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

Traduit par Alessandro Zabini ...

«Preparatevi a leggere un libro coraggioso. »The Times«Una diagnosi di troppo affronta una questione complessa con intelligenza e compassione. Non ne parlerò mai abbastanza bene.»Chris Van TullekenDa una neurologa di fama internazionale, un saggio rivoluzionario e di denunciache si pone con autorevolezza al centro di un dibattito già aperto.Siamo portati a cred... ... En savoir plus

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«Preparatevi a leggere un libro coraggioso. »The Times«Una diagnosi di troppo affronta una questione complessa con intelligenza e compassione. Non ne parlerò mai abbastanza bene.»Chris Van TullekenDa una neurologa di fama internazionale, un saggio rivoluzionario e di denunciache si pone con autorevolezza al centro di un dibattito già aperto.Siamo portati a cred...
... En savoir plus
Isso é coisa da sua cabeça

Histórias verdadeiras sobre doenças imaginárias

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

Histórias verdadeiras sobre doenças imagináriasNosso corpo responde instintivamente às emoções vigentes em nosso cérebro. O frio na barriga, por exemplo, é uma reação corporal à ansiedade, ninguém duvida disso. Alguns sintomas físicos, contudo, não têm motivo aparente. A partir do relato das dificuldades enfrentadas pelos pacientes que tratou a Dra. Suzanna O'Sullivan confirma que, apesar da ... En savoir plus

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Histórias verdadeiras sobre doenças imagináriasNosso corpo responde instintivamente às emoções vigentes em nosso cérebro. O frio na barriga, por exemplo, é uma reação corporal à ansiedade, ninguém duvida disso. Alguns sintomas físicos, contudo, não têm motivo aparente. A partir do relato das dificuldades enfrentadas pelos pacientes que tratou a Dra. Suzanna O'Sullivan confirma que, apesar da
... En savoir plus
La era del diagnóstico

Cómo la obsesión médica por etiquetar nos está enfermando

par Suzanne O' Sullivan ...

Traduit par María Dolores Ábalos ...

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Una exploración minuciosa y empática de cómo el actual sobrediagnóstico médico puede ser perjudicial para nuestra salud.Con rigor científico y al mismo tiempo con una gran sensibilidad, la neuróloga Suzanne O'Sullivan argumenta que nuestra obsesión por el diagnóstico nos perjudica en lugar de beneficiarnos. Es natural que, cuando sufrimos, deseemos una etiqueta clara de lo que nos ocurre, del ... En savoir plus

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Una exploración minuciosa y empática de cómo el actual sobrediagnóstico médico puede ser perjudicial para nuestra salud.Con rigor científico y al mismo tiempo con una gran sensibilidad, la neuróloga Suzanne O'Sullivan argumenta que nuestra obsesión por el diagnóstico nos perjudica en lugar de beneficiarnos. Es natural que, cuando sufrimos, deseemos una etiqueta clara de lo que nos ocurre, del
... En savoir plus
Todo está en tu cabeza

Historias reales de enfermedades imaginarias

par Suzanne O' Sullivan ...

Traduit par Gemma Deza Guil ...

Collections series Ariel
Casi todos aceptamos sin problema que el corazón palpite con fuerza cuando vemos a la persona que amamos secretamente, o la sudoración que brota en nuestra frente ante el nerviosismo que nos provoca tener que hablar en público. Pero lo que no somos capaces de imaginar es cuán dramática y exagerada puede llegar a ser la reacción de nuestro cuerpo ante según qué emociones. Un tercio de la gente que ... En savoir plus

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Casi todos aceptamos sin problema que el corazón palpite con fuerza cuando vemos a la persona que amamos secretamente, o la sudoración que brota en nuestra frente ante el nerviosismo que nos provoca tener que hablar en público. Pero lo que no somos capaces de imaginar es cuán dramática y exagerada puede llegar a ser la reacción de nuestro cuerpo ante según qué emociones. Un tercio de la gente que
... En savoir plus
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The Sleeping Beauties

And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

par Suzanne O'Sullivan ...

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In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children fall into a state that resembles sleep for months or years at a time. In Le Roy, a town in upstate New York, teenage girls develop involuntary twitches and seizures that spread like a contagion. In the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, employees experience headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises during the night. These are only a few of the many suspected ... En savoir plus

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In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children fall into a state that resembles sleep for months or years at a time. In Le Roy, a town in upstate New York, teenage girls develop involuntary twitches and seizures that spread like a contagion. In the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, employees experience headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises during the night. These are only a few of the many suspected
... En savoir plus

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