Exploring the online social identities of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) : a discourse analysis approach

People with CFS/ME suffer from physical symptoms and restriction in roles. Having a contested condition means facing scepticism, stigma and disbelief. Previous researcher-mediated studies found that people with CFS/ME excluded psychological explanations, to ward off negative stereotypes and to posit...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Alice Catriona
Other Authors: Smithson, Janet
Published: University of Exeter 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633986