| Description |
1 online resource (334 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ONE: Illness and Obligation; TWO: Bearing Responsibility; THREE: Managing Emotions; FOUR: Family Ties; FIVE: The Four Cs; SIX: Surviving the System; SEVEN: Caring in Postmodern America; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
In this vivid and thoughtful study, David Karp chronicles the experiences of the family members of the mentally ill, and how they draw "boundaries of sympathy" to avoid being engulfed by the day-to-day suffering of a loved one. Working from sixty extensive interviews, the author reveals striking similarities in the experiences of caregivers: the feelings of shame, fear, guilt and powerlessness in the face of a socially stigmatized illness; the frustration of navigating the complex network of bureaucracies that govern the mental health system; and most of all, the difficulty negotiati. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Family relationships.
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Mentally ill -- Family relationships. |
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Mentally ill -- Home care.
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Mentally ill -- Home care. |
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Caregivers.
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Caregivers. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Karp, David A. Burden of sympathy. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2002 0195152441 9780195152449 (OCoLC)48753536 |
| ISBN |
9780198028703 (electronic book) |
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0198028709 (electronic book) |
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0195123158 (cloth) |
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0195152441 |
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9780195152449 |
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