Not tonight : migraine and the politics of gender and health

Headache Migraine Migraine Disorders Gender Identity Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Sex Factors Women's Health e-böcker
The University of Chicago Press
2104
EISBN 9780226179292
All in her mind.
All in her brain.
Embracing the migraine brain.
Gendering the migraine market.
Men in pain.
Conclusion.
International classification of headache disorders.
Methods.
Pain. Vomiting. Hours and days spent lying in the dark. Migraine is an extraordinarily common, disabling, and painful disorder that affects over 36 million Americans and costs the US economy at least 32 billion per year. Nevertheless, it is frequently dismissed, ignored, and delegitimized. In Not Tonight, Joanna Kempner argues that this general dismissal of migraine can be traced back to the gendered social values embedded in the way we talk about, understand, and make policies for people in pain. Because the symptoms that accompany headache disorders-like head pain, visual auras, and sensitivi.
All in her brain.
Embracing the migraine brain.
Gendering the migraine market.
Men in pain.
Conclusion.
International classification of headache disorders.
Methods.
Pain. Vomiting. Hours and days spent lying in the dark. Migraine is an extraordinarily common, disabling, and painful disorder that affects over 36 million Americans and costs the US economy at least 32 billion per year. Nevertheless, it is frequently dismissed, ignored, and delegitimized. In Not Tonight, Joanna Kempner argues that this general dismissal of migraine can be traced back to the gendered social values embedded in the way we talk about, understand, and make policies for people in pain. Because the symptoms that accompany headache disorders-like head pain, visual auras, and sensitivi.
