Finding the will to recover: philosophical perspectives on agency and the sick role.
Recovery from a range of common medical conditions requires patients to have the will to change their behaviour. The authors argue that the proper recognition of the role of willpower in recovery is necessary for effective treatment.
Pearce
Steve
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Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Complex Needs Service, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1XE, UK.
Pickard
Hanna
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D055809:Illness Behavior; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012803:Sick Role