Migraine Headaches:

Migraines
Migraine is a social illness, difficult to live
through without involving others because it affects
socially prescribed roles. The wider the circle of
contacts and responsibilities, the more potential for
impact on relationships and social roles. Looking in
the opposite direction, the social narratives of
culture, institutions, and families that surround the
individual often dictate how illness is viewed and
how migraine is viewed and treated. The women s
stories in this book reveal the personal side of
migraines, the moments of pain and despair rarely
seen. These women experienced the loneliness of
suffering, the alienation of stigma and labeling, the
fear of uncertainty, and the burden of chronicity. It
is evident that family experience with migraines can
be helpful to nurses in their work with women with
migraines at both an evidence based and an intuitive
level and in understanding the larger social issues
that influence formal policies and procedures. The
evocative nature of the representations in this book
illuminate the dynamics of nurse/person interactions
and the importance of the ethics of how our society
cares for our vulnerable members.

Autorentext

Sharon D. Taylor BSc BN MN PhD: Nutritionist and accomplishedNurse Educator. Past Professor of Nursing at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

Klappentext

MigrainesMigraine is a social illness, difficult to livethrough without involving others because it affectssocially prescribed roles. The wider the circle ofcontacts and responsibilities, the more potential forimpact on relationships and social roles. Looking inthe opposite direction, the social narratives ofculture, institutions, and families that surround theindividual often dictate how illness is viewed andhow migraine is viewed and treated. The women'sstories in this book reveal the personal side ofmigraines, the moments of pain and despair rarelyseen. These women experienced the loneliness ofsuffering, the alienation of stigma and labeling, thefear of uncertainty, and the burden of chronicity. Itis evident that family experience with migraines canbe helpful to nurses in their work with women withmigraines at both an evidence based and an intuitivelevel and in understanding the larger social issuesthat influence formal policies and procedures. Theevocative nature of the representations in this bookilluminate the dynamics of nurse/person interactionsand the importance of the ethics of how our societycares for our vulnerable members.