Grief in Chronic Illness: A Case Study of CFS/ME
In: Journal of Consciousness Studies, Jg. 29 (2022-09-21), S. 175-200
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This paper points to a more expansive conception of grief by arguing that the losses of illness can be genuine objects of grief. I argue for this by illuminating underappreciated structural features of typical grief — that is, grief over a bereavement — which are shared but under-recognized. I offer a common chronic illness, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), as a striking case study. I then use this analysis to highlight some clinical challenges that arise should this claim receive uptake in clinical practice. Extant literature on CFS/ME tells us that rates of comorbid depression are atypically high. If one accepts that people with CFS/ ME can grieve over losses associated with the condition, and that grief can be easily mistaken for depression in this context, this might suggest that rates of comorbid depression are inflated. I show, however, that the challenge of distinguishing between healthy and pathological grief arises in its place, and is just as tricky to solve.
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Grief in Chronic Illness: A Case Study of CFS/ME
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Eleanor Alexandra Byrne |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Consciousness Studies, Jg. 29 (2022-09-21), S. 175-200 |
Veröffentlichung: | Imprint Academic Ltd, 2022 |
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ISSN: | 1355-8250 (print) |
DOI: | 10.53765/20512201.29.9.175 |
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