A lyric essay by two writers and academics who are victim survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetrated by their biological fathers. Taking a survivor-centred approach, and referring to their own ...

The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted minorities and other minoritised groups in the UK, underscoring historical trends of social injustices. These health effects ...

The concept of a ‘good death’ remains debated, with research largely focused on the Global North, leaving gaps in understanding its relevance to the Global South. While the concept of a good death is ...

Despite shame being recognised as a powerful force in the clinical encounter, it is underacknowledged, under-researched and undertheorised in the contexts of health and medicine. In this paper we make ...

Among the growing number of works of graphic fiction, a number of titles dealing directly with the patient experience of illness or caring for others with an illness are to be found. Thanks in part to ...

This paper aims to (re)ignite debate about the role of narrative in the medical humanities. It begins with a critical review of the ways in which narrative has been mobilised by humanities and social ...

Correspondence to Donna Carlyle, Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK; Donna.carlyle{at}northumbria.ac.uk This paper plateau ...

Correspondence to Dr Roslyn Malcolm, Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, UK; roslyn.malcolm{at}durham.ac.uk Milk provides a way of thinking about ...

Correspondence to Professor Eivind Engebretsen, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine, 0372 Oslo, Norway; eivind.engebretsen{at}medisin.uio.no In this introductory ...

This article analyses how and with what consequences body–mind relations (the sphere of the psychosomatic) are being modelled in the 21st century through considering the interdiscipline of ...

Introduction Advance directives are defined as statements that are written in advance and ensure that a person’s control over a medical decision is upheld even in situations where the patient is ...

Studying patient experience has become increasingly important for providing alternative perspectives on healthcare and quality improvement. Understanding these experiences contributes to improving ...