| Title |
Playing Patient, Playing Doctor: Munchausen Syndrome, Clinical S/M, and Ruptures of Medical Power
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, July 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10912-006-9014-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jill A. Fisher |
| Abstract |
This article deploys sadomasochism as a framework for understanding medical practice on an institutional level. By examining the case of the factitious illness Munchausen syndrome, this article analyzes the operations of power in the doctor-patient relationship through the trope of role-playing. Because Munchausen syndrome causes a disruption to the dyadic relationship between physicians and patients, a lens of sadomasochism highlights dynamics of power in medical practice that are often obscured in everyday practice. Specifically, this article illustrates how classification and diagnosis are concrete manifestations of the mobilization of medical power. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 24 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 24 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 8% |
| Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 8 | 33% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
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