The body image in health and disease: exploring patients' maps of body and self.
Patient education in chronic diseases should always take into account the many maps--individual, cultural and medical--that patients have of their own bodies, in both health and disease. Physicians should become explorers, working in co-operation with patients and their families to understand their perceptions of body and self--and whether or not these are compatible with medical interventions.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010819:Physician's Role