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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Table of ContentsChapter I. Overview: A Rhetorical Shift, Over Time, in the Social Construction of Patients in the New England Journal of Medicine Tables 1-5 Chapter II. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1828: On a Last-Name Basis with Fleshed-Out Patients Chapter III. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1858: "Medical Priests" Constructing "Good" and "Bad" Patients Chapter IV. New England Journal of Medicine, March 29, 1888: Reductionist Measurements and "Refractory" Patients Chapter V. New England Journal of Medicine, March 28,1918: Nationalistic and Metaphoric Constructions of Patients Chapter VI. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1948: "Problem" Patients to "Perform on" and "Manage" Chapter VII. Conclusion: Speculation about Causes and Consequences of Less Empathetic Language Appendix A: Classical Roots and Modern Meaning of Empathy Appendix B: Suggestions for Avoiding Nonempathetic Language Appendix C: Brief Summaries of New England Journal of Medicine Chapters
