title: What's wrong with the concept of self-management?
abstract: In the following introduction to an update on the use of Betty Neuman Systems Model in Holland, the author raising some questions about the use of the concept of 'self-management' and patient as 'consumer' by nurses. An excessive emphasis on individualism and consumerism in healthcare is seen as too narrow and demoralizing.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College, City University of New York, New York 11596, USA. sbaumann@hunter.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care