After Chaos, before Enlightenment—Sick Role, Experience and Medicalization of Melancholic in Taiwan
Date Issued
2007
Date
2007
Author(s)
Hsu, Chung-ming
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The research is based on phenomenology, and is attempted to find what sick role functions in sick experiences of melancholics in Taiwan. It is found that people suffering from depression tend to consider depression as a kind of illness, so that they can figure out some problems in life.
the word “anchoring” is used as an metaphor in this research, and indicate the way patients interpret their sick experiences. Medicalization occurred when anchoring is made. It is also discussed in the research how sick experiences feed back the modern medical system through medical semeiotic system. Melancholics in Taiwan connect themselves to society with medical semeiotic system, making personal experience concrete narratives.
Subjects
憂鬱症
憂鬱症患者
疾病角色
疾病經驗
醫療化
Depression
Melancholic
Sick role
Sick Experience
Medicalization
Type
other
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