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Why do the O'Sheas consult so often? An exploration of complex family illness behaviour

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Complex illness behaviour can be seen as a product of dysfunctional communication between doctors and patients. A methodology to understand such behaviour is described: it uses case record analysis and meetings with patients and health teams to create a set of family trees and graphs of consultation patterns; these are the basis on which to generate and test hypotheses. This model is used to explore the consultation rates of a family between the 1940s and 1988. Illness behaviours increased rapidly during the 1980s at a time when both the family and their general practitioners were undergoing rapid changes and losing significant members. Mutually unacknowledged depression may have been a key factor. Strategies for change are suggested.

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  • Dowrick, Christopher, 1992. "Why do the O'Sheas consult so often? An exploration of complex family illness behaviour," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 491-497, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:34:y:1992:i:5:p:491-497
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    1. Cardol, Mieke & Groenewegen, Peter P. & Spreeuwenberg, Peter & Van Dijk, Liset & Van Den Bosch, Wil J.H.M. & De Bakker, Dinny H., 2006. "Why does it run in families? Explaining family similarity in help-seeking behaviour by shared circumstances, socialisation and selection," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 63(4), pages 920-932, August.

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