Under the Medical Gaze: Facts & Fictions of Chronic Pain

by Susan Greenhalgh

This compelling account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain. It is a medical whodunit full of mysterious misdiagnosis, subtle power plays, and shrewd detective work. Setting a new standard for the practice of autoethnography, Susan Greenhalgh presents a case study of her intense encounter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520223977
• ISBN13: 9780520223974
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"