Migraine Headaches

ISBN-13: 9783639162905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 216 str.

Sharon Taylor

Opis

MigrainesMigraine is a social illness, difficult to livethrough without involving others because it affectssocially prescribed roles. The wider the circle ofcontacts and responsibilities, the more potential forimpact on relationships and social roles. Looking inthe opposite direction, the social narratives ofculture, institutions, and families that surround theindividual often dictate how illness is viewed andhow migraine is viewed and treated. The womensstories in this book reveal the personal side ofmigraines, the moments of pain and despair rarelyseen. These women experienced the loneliness ofsuffering, the alienation of stigma and labeling, thefear of uncertainty, and the burden of chronicity. Itis evident that family experience with migraines canbe helpful to nurses in their work with women withmigraines at both an evidence based and an intuitivelevel and in understanding the larger social issuesthat influence formal policies and procedures. Theevocative nature of the representations in this bookilluminate the dynamics of nurse/person interactionsand the importance of the ethics of how our societycares for our vulnerable members.

O autorze

Sharon D. Taylor BSc BN MN PhD: Nutritionist and accomplished
Nurse Educator. Past Professor of Nursing at St. Francis Xavier
University in Nova Scotia.