The emancipation of patients: a theory whose time has come

A theory can seem unlikely or unwelcome yet make sense of everyday experiences. That patients can be oppressed by doctors and have sought freedom from that oppression--emancipation from it--is such a theory. Here, Williamson argues that patients' emancipation is taking place and that recognisin...

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Published in:British journal of general practice 2019-03, Vol.69 (680), p.150-151
Main Author: Williamson, Charlotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aptitude
Bioethical Issues
Debate & Analysis
Dehumanization
Helping Behavior
Humans
Medical ethics
Moral Obligations
Patient Rights - ethics
Patient Rights - trends
Patients
Patients rights
Physician-Patient Relations - ethics
Physicians
Social Dominance
Sociology, Medical
Theory
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Summary:A theory can seem unlikely or unwelcome yet make sense of everyday experiences. That patients can be oppressed by doctors and have sought freedom from that oppression--emancipation from it--is such a theory. Here, Williamson argues that patients' emancipation is taking place and that recognising this would help free doctors and patients from some of the constraints and coercions that hinder medicine from being as humane as doctors' talents and good motives should ensure.
ISSN:0960-1643
1478-5242
DOI:10.3399/bjgp19X701741