Experiences of powerlessness and the limits of control in healthcare

To what extent are experiences of powerlessness explained as involving a loss of control, and to what extent are attempts to increase patients’ control suitable as means of addressing these experiences? In this paper, I present some findings from a recent project in the phenomenology of powerlessnes...

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Published in:International journal of philosophy and theology
Main Author: Batho, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 83, Issue: 5, Pages: 405-415
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Powerlessness / Control / Boundary / Self-image / Health system
RelBib Classification:NCH Medical ethics
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B powerlessness
B Phenomenology
B Bioethics
B Moral Distress
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Summary:To what extent are experiences of powerlessness explained as involving a loss of control, and to what extent are attempts to increase patients’ control suitable as means of addressing these experiences? In this paper, I present some findings from a recent project in the phenomenology of powerlessness to argue that in response to experiences of powerlessness, the ideal of control has limited use in either a diagnostic or therapeutic function.
ISSN:2169-2335
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2022.2137565