Product Description: Like physiotherapy, stuttering therapy is often based on the notion that Òpractice makes perfect.Ó It is viewed by many practitioners as a purely physical disorder that can be improved by a standard regimen of treatment. But the fact is that attaining fluency is not the same as physiotherapy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This edition has been updated and now includes articles on "homecare", "hospice", and rationing and the ideology of exclusion in health care. Chapter Two is now subtitled "Beyond the Sick Role" to indicate the new focus on the limitations of the sick role in discussing chronic disease and the need to analyze the sick role within the context of chronic disease...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)