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Wie ist es möglich geworden, Patient*innen nicht nur als passiv und leidend, sondern auch als eigensinnig und politisch zu verstehen? Die Autorin verbindet genealogische und subjektkonstitutionsanalytische Zugänge, mit denen sie die Metamorphosen des Patient*innenseins im Spannungsfeld sozialer, ökonomischer, geschichtswissenschaftlicher und medizinischer Rationalitäten von der "Geburt der Klinik" bis heute nachverfolgt. Sie zeigt, wie sich Krankenversicherungsobjekte, antipsychiatrische Bewegungen und Organisationen im Feld seltener Erkrankungen formiert haben und argumentiert, dass Patient*innen erst zu Kollektiven werden mussten, um politische Zurechenbarkeit und Agentivität zu erlangen.

Das ärztliche Berufsrecht adressiert zwar unmittelbar nur die Ärzteschaft, wirkt aber durch Handlungsverbote teilweise erheblich auf die Rechte Dritter ein: Verbote der ärztlichen Suizidbeihilfe berühren ebenso die Rechtsstellung von Patienten wie die lange geltenden Verbote der Durchführung zahlreicher reproduktionsmedizinischer Maßnahmen bei Frauen in einer homosexuellen Partnerschaft. Diese Wirkung wird zum Anlass genommen, die verfassungsrechtlichen Grenzen der Normsetzungsbefugnis der funktionalen Selbstverwaltung eingehend zu beleuchten und anschließend Vorschriften des Berufsrechts hieran zu messen. Dabei berührt die Arbeit über den medizinrechtlichen Bereich hinaus auch grundlegende verfassungsdogmatische Fragen.

Wien 1938: Der Arzt Hans Asperger beschreibt Symptome bei Kindern, die er unter die Diagnose "autistische Psychopathie" fasst. Er hatte bei Patienten Schwächen im sozialen Verhalten beobachtet. Im selben Jahr ziehen die Nationalsozialisten in Wien ein. Asperger sollte bald verantworten, dass Kinder, die er für "nicht sozial integrierbar" hielt, in der Anstalt Am Spiegelgrund zu "Euthanasie"-Opfern wurden. Edith Sheffer, Mutter eines von Autismus betroffenen Kindes, hat sich auf die Suche nach den Ursprüngen der Diagnose begeben. Sie zeigt, welche Wertvorstellungen Asperger geprägt haben und welche Entwicklung die Diagnose genommen hat. Ihr berührendes und eindrucksvolles Buch wirft ein neues Licht auf die Geschichte der Psychiatrie im Nationalsozialismus und auf das Asperger-Syndrom.

Der Ergebnisbericht des Sonderforschungsbereichs der Förderperiode 1988-91 gibt erste Antworten auf folgende Fragenkomplexe:

Wie bearbeiten die Institutionen des Arbeitsmarktes, der Berufsbildung, der familialen Reproduktion und der sozialstaatlichen Sicherung die sozialen Risiken: inwieweit haben sich ihre Normalitäts-Konzeptionen, Zuständigkeiten und Praktiken seit Mitte der 70er Jahre verändert? Wird es zu Risikoumverteilungen oder zu einer Kumulation von Risiken bei bestimmten Sozialgruppen kommen und mit welchen gesellschaftspolitischen Konsequenzen?
Welche Möglichkeiten und Grenzen für eine Umgestaltung der männlichen und weiblichen Normalbiographie ergeben sich längerfristig aus neuen Lebensentwürfen, Risikolagen und deren institutioneller Bearbeitung?
Wie arrangieren sich die Individuen mit den Diskontinuitäten im Lebenslauf und den Friktionen zwischen institutionalisierten Lebenslaufmustern und individuellen Lebensentwürfen, und wie werden diskontinuierliche Statuspassagen von verschiedenen sozialen Gruppen bewältigt?
Zur Beantwortung dieser Forschungsfragen wurden Ansätze der Jugend- und Berufsbildungsforschung, Familiensoziologie, Arbeits(markt-)soziologie, Medizinsoziologie und Sozialpolitikforschung so aufeinander bezogen, dass Institutionen und Akteure, Normalitätsunterstellungen und Lebensverläufe und ihre Veränderungen auf der Untersuchungsebene von Statuspassagen betrachtet werden. Für die Generierung neuer Erkenntnisse bedeutsam erwies sich auch die innovative Kombination von quantitativ ausgerichteter Struktur- und Institutionsanalysen und themenzentrierter, qualitativer Untersuchungen von Fallgruppen, die auf der Basis der Strukturanalysen ausgewählt wurden.
In der ersten Förderungsphase war es möglich, die im Forschungsprogramm formulierten Zielsetzungen, nämlich das Ausmaß und die Erscheinungsformen veränderter Lebensverlaufsmuster auf der Untersuchungsebene von Statuspassagen zu erforschen, in empirischen Fallstudien zu verfolgen. Dabei hat sich die Leitthese bewährt, dass durch den Strukturwandel in den Arbeits- und Familienverhältnissen normative Orientierungen und Muster der Lebensgestaltung in Spannung zueinander geraten und sich dies in individualisierten Handlungsmustern gegenüber Chancen und Risiken im Lebensverlauf ausdrückt.
Wie Ergebnisse biographisch orientierter Teilprojekte (z. B. B1 und B3) erkennen lassen, ergeben sich aus den individuellen Bemühungen, Beschäftigungsrisiken zu überbrücken, neuartige Statuspassagen zwischen Studium und Erwerbstätigkeit bzw. zwischen Familie und Arbeitsmarkt. Durch die Untersuchung der institutionellen Seite der Normierung von Lebensverläufen und Subsidierung von prekären Statuspassagen (z. B. C1, C4, D3) zeigen sich deutliche Hinweise auf abnehmende Langzeitwirkung institutioneller Normalitätsunterstellungen und das zunehmende Gewicht individueller Gestaltungsansprüche bei der Meisterung von riskanten Statusübergängen. Neben der empirischen Differenzierung der in der Modernisierungstheorie formulierten Pluralisierungs- und Individualisierungsprozesse des Lebenslaufs, haben sich einige Teilprojekte insbesondere mit der Weiterentwicklung methodischer Ansätze der Lebensverlaufs- und Biographieforschung befasst (z. B. A1, A3, B1, D3) und dabei begonnen, innovative Wege zur Verknüpfung von Struktur- und Handlungsanalyse zu beschreiten.

This collection of essays on the Colonial Medical Service of Africa illustrates the diversity and active collaborations to be found in the untidy reality of government medical provision. The authors present important case studies covering former British colonial dependencies in Africa, including Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar. They reveal many new insights into the enactments of colonial policy and the ways in which colonial doctors negotiated the day-to-day reality during the height of imperial rule in Africa. The book provides essential reading for scholars and students of colonial history, medical history and colonial administration.

Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Maps -- Chapter 1 Travel Literature and Geographical Guides - 1. Al-Harawi on Antioch, Tiberias and its surroundings, Acre, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Ascalon -2. Ibn Jubayr on the Christians of Mount Lebanon and trade between Muslims and Franks - 3. Ibn Jubayr on the cities of Banzas, Acre, Tyre, and the Muslims under Frankish rule - 4. Yaqut al-Hamawi on Ascalon, Jaffa, Caesarea, Atlit, Acre, Tyre, Margat, Saone, and Kerak -- Chapter 2 Jihad Books an Juridical Directives - 1. Ibn 'Asakir on Jihad - Al-'Izz son of 'Abd al-Salam's juridical directive banning the sale of arms to the Franks - 4. Ibn Taymuyya's juridical directive against the Shi'is -- Chapter 3 Chronicles, Memoirs, and Poetry - 1. Ibn al-Athir on the emerence of the Franks - 2. Ibn al-Qalanisi on the capture of Antioch, Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, and Jerusalem, and the attack against Ascalon in 1098-1099 - 3. Ibn Al-Athir on the capture or Jerusalem and the attack against Ascalon - 4. Al-'Azimi on the Battle of the Field of Blood (1119) and several events between 1108 and 1141 - 5. Hamdan al-Atharibi on receiving a land tenure from the Frankish lord of al-Atharib - 6. Al-Qaysarani's poems about the Frankish and Greek women in Antioch - 7. Ibn al-Qalanisi on the siege of Damascus in 1148 - 8. Ibn al-Athir on the siege of Damascus - 9. Ibn'asakir's poem about Nur al-Din in honor of his forces taking Egypt in 1169 - 10. Ibn al-Athir on the defeat of the Franks at Hattin in 1187 - 11. 'Imad al-Dinal-Ifsahani on the seizure of the Relic of the True Cross, the capture of Tiberias, and the execution of the Frankish prisoners - 12. Rashid al-Din al-Nabulusi's poem on Saladin's liberation of Jerusalem in 1187 - 13. Ibn Shaddad on the expedition of the German emperor and the letter of the Armenian catholicos to Saladin in 1190 - 14. Ibn Al-Athir on the Frank's capture of Damietta in 1219 and their defeat in 1221 - 15. Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi on al-Mu'azzam's destruction of the wall of Jerusalem in 1219 - 16. Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi on the Frank's capture of Damietta in 1219 and their defeat in 1221 - 17. Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi on the envoys of Frederick to al-Mu'azzam in 1226 - 18. Ibn Wasil on Frederick arriving in Acre in September 1228 - 19. Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi on Frederick's visit to the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem in March 1229 - 20. Ibn Wasil on the negotiations between al-Kamil and Frederick, and the emperor's visit to the Haram of Jerusalem - 21. Ibn Wasil on the handing over of Jerusalem to the Franks in 1243 - 22. Al-Yumini on a local Christian ransoming a Muslim captive from a Frank - 23. Jamal al-Din Ibn Matruh's poem on the defeat of King Louis IX near Damietta in 1250 - 24. Abu Shama on the Mongol's capture of Damascus in 1260 - 25. Ibn Wasil on the battle o 'Ayn Jalut in 1260 and related events - 26. Ibn Wasil on a Muslim embassy to Emperor Manfred in 1262 - 27. Baybars al-Mansuri on the capture of Crac des Chevaliers (1271) the death of the Sultan Baybars (1278) and teh capture of Tyre, Sidon, Atlit, Beirut, and Haifa (1291) - 28. Al-Nuwayri al-Iskandarani on Peter of Cyprus's sack of Alexandria in 1365 -- Chapter 4 Biographies - 1. Ibn 'Asakir on Jesus - 2. Ibn 'Asakir on al-Findalawii - 3. Ibn 'Asakir on Nur al-Din - 4. Sibt Ibn al-jawzi on al-Mu'azzam - 5. Al-Dhahabi on al-Mu'azzam - 6. Ibn Abu Usaybi'a on the Christian physician Ya'qub son of Siqlab - 7. Al-Dhahabi on the Christian physicianya'qub son of Siqlab -- Chapter 5 Correspondences, Treaties, and Truces - 1. Al-Qalqashandi's account of Saladin's letter of condolence to King Baldwin IV in 1174 - 2. Ibn Shadda on Saladin's negotiations with Richard the Lionheart in 1191 and the latter's proposal that al-'Adil marry Richard's sister Joan - 3. Ibn Nazif al-Hamawi's account of Frederick's letter to commander Fakhr al-Din son of Shaykh al-Shuyukh - 4. Al-Qalqashandi's account of the oaths of the truce between Sultan Qalawun and the Franks of Acre, Sidon, and Atlit -- Chapter 6 Inscriptions - 1. Fatimid inscription on a tower fortification in Ascalon (1150) - 2. Inscription on the pulpit that Nur al-Din commissioned for the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (1168-1169) - 3. Inscription panel marking the foundation of a trench around the fortification wall of the old city of Jerusalem during the reign of Saladin (1191) - 4. Inscription above the entrance to St.Anne's Church in Jerusalem, transformed into a college of Shafi'i law and named after Saladin al-Madrasa al-Salihiyya (1192) - 5. Inscription above the main entrance gate to the shrine in Hebron housing the cenotaphs of Isaac and Rebecca (1215) - 6. Foundation inscription on the wall of the Fortress os Subayba (Nimrod's Fortress) on the hllls overlooking Bayas (1228) - 7. Inscription above the arch of the gate to the northwest tower of the Fortress of Subaya - 8. Inscription on a mosque in the village of Bayt Hanun (1239) - 9. Inscription on the mausoleum of Khalid son of al-Walid in Hims (1266) - 10. Inscription on the shrine of Salman al-Farisi in Ashood (1269) - 11. Inscription commemorating Baybars's renovations of Crac des Chevaliers (1271) - 12. Inscription commemorating Baybars's renovations of the Fortress of Subaya (1275) - 13. Inscription on a hospice for pilgrims in Jerusalem (1282) - 15. Inscription on the top and the bottom of the two doors of the gate that leads to the shrine housing the cenotaphs of Abraham and Sarah (1286) -- Apprendix A Islamic calendar -- Apprendix B Quranic Verses on war and peace -- Appendix C Bibliographic Overview of the Major Muslim sources of the Crusader Period -- Apprendix D Glossary of Dynasties, Persons, Sects, Terms, etc. -- Bibliography --index A Honorific titles -- Index B names -- Index C Place Names -- Index D Terms and Events -- Index E Quranic and Biblical References.

Machine generated contents note: Section One Introduction to Telemental Health -- 1.Introduction / Kathleen Myers -- Introduction -- The Telemental Health Imperative -- Current Trends Supporting the Broader Adoption of Telemental Health -- Organization of This Book -- References -- 2.Telemental Health as a Solution to the Widening Gap Between Supply and Demand for Mental Health Services / Michael Flaum -- Workforce Shortages in Mental Health: The Example of Psychiatry -- What Is the Current Supply of Psychiatrists in the United States? -- Rate of Growth in Psychiatrists and All Physicians Over Time -- The Psychiatry Pipeline: Trends in Residency Training -- The Aging-Out Effect -- What Is the Current Need or Demand for Psychiatrists in the United States? -- Quantifying the need for different kinds of providers of mental health services -- The Distribution of Psychiatrists: The Iowa Example -- Telepsychiatry as a Key Strategy for Closing the Gap -- Workforce Issues of Psychology Health Service Providers -- Conclusions: The Optimal Use of Telemental Health to Address Workforce Shortages -- References -- Section Two Developing a Therapeutic Space During Telemental Health -- 3.Establishing Therapeutic Rapport in Telemental Health / Dehra Glueck -- Introduction -- Review of the Literature on Rapport and Alliance -- Technological Considerations Impacting Rapport -- Establishing Therapeutic Rapport with the Patient -- Explaining Telemental Health to Patients -- Developing Rapport with Special Populations -- Establishing Therapeutic Rapport with the Referring Clinic -- Building Rapport with Staff: An Open-Door Policy -- The Importance of a Clinical Coordinator in Facilitating Rapport at the Patient Site -- Establishing Rapport with the Broader Community -- Conclusion -- References -- 4.Ethical Considerations in Providing Mental Health Services Over Videoteleconferencing / Sarah E. Velasquez -- Introduction -- Applying Ethical Principles in Telemental Health -- Principle A Beneficence and Nonmaleficence -- Principle B Fidelity and Responsibility -- Principle C Integrity -- Principle D Justice -- Principle E Respect for People's Rights and Dignity -- Concerns Specific to Research -- Emerging VTC-Related Technologies -- Home Telehealth and VTC -- Mobile Devices and VTC -- Integration of Technologies -- Conclusion -- References -- 5.Integrating Culturally Appropriate Care into Telemental Health Practice / Jay H. Shore -- Culturally Appropriate Care and Telemental Health: An Introduction -- What Is Culturally Appropriate Care? -- The Use of Telemental Health with Rural, Distant, and Underserved Populations -- The Interplay Between Culture and Telemental Health -- Prior Research Examining Telehealth with Cultural Subgroups -- American Indian Veteran Telemental Health Clinics -- Telehealth Treatment with the Elderly, Child, and Adolescent Populations -- Treatment with Linguistically Diverse Populations -- Treatment with Other Cultural Subgroups -- The Appropriateness of Telemedicine -- Understanding the Patient Culture and Community -- Community Leaders and Key Informants -- Local Outreach Workers -- Utilizing Local Information -- Incorporating the Community for Effective Telemental Health Services -- Establishing Local Partnerships and Collaborations -- Dual Relationships in Rural Areas -- Technological Considerations When Working with Diverse Populations -- Communication -- Technological Knowledge and Comfort -- Conclusion -- Case Studies -- The Use of Talking Circles in Telemental Health Group Therapy -- Using Telemental Health to Increase Access in a Medically Underserved Area -- The Use of Asynchronous Technology to Bridge Language Barriers -- References -- 6.Managing Risk and Protecting Privacy in Telemental Health: An Overview of Legal, Regulatory, and Risk-Management Issues / Jay H. Shore -- Introduction -- Legal and Regulatory Issues -- Licensure -- Malpractice -- Credentialing and Privileging -- Security and Privacy Considerations -- Data Security for Electronic Protected Health Information -- Special Considerations for Mobile Devices in TMH Care -- Other Privacy Considerations -- Clinical Practices to Manage Risk -- Informed Consent -- Safety Plans and Emergency Management -- Risk Issues in Home-Based TMH -- Conclusion -- References -- Section Three Establishing a Telemental Health Practice -- 7.Business Aspects of Telemental Health in Private Practice / Dehra Glueck -- Introduction -- Choosing a Telemedicine Group or Technology-Only Support -- Technology-Only Models -- Group-Practice Models -- Institution-Based Practice Model -- Direct-to-Consumer Model -- Deciding on the Model of Care -- Direct Care Versus Consultation -- Direct Care -- Evaluation of Patients -- Direct Care -- Ongoing Treatment of Patients -- Consultative Care -- Deciding on a Model: Strength and Needs Assessments -- Financial Feasibility -- Understanding Costs: Patient and Provider Perspective -- Impact of Patient Volume on Costs -- Impact of No-Show Appointments on Costs -- Reimbursement: Insurance -- Reimbursement: Private Payment -- Reimbursement: Contracted Time -- Practical Considerations -- Malpractice, Licensure, and Consent -- Informed Consent and Standard of Care -- Staffing -- Sharing Records -- Technology -- Selection, Use, and Technical Support -- Technology: Bandwidth -- Technical Support -- Building a Referral Base and Growing a Practice -- Lifestyle Benefits -- Conclusion -- References -- 8.Technology Options for the Provision of Mental Health Care Through Videoteleconferencing / Carolyn L. Turvey -- Introduction -- Standards-Based Versus Consumer-Grade Software -- Hardware-Based Codecs -- Software-Based Applications -- Mobile -- Dedicated, Direct Connections to VTC Equipment and End Points -- Bandwidth -- Impact of Cloud Computing -- Audio -- Microphones -- Echo Cancelation -- Video -- Video Standards -- H.264 -- Screen-in-Screen -- Camera Options and Clinical Implications -- Screen Size -- Video Issues and Troubleshooting -- Packet Loss -- Technology and Privacy -- HIPAA Compliance and Videoteleconferences -- What Behaviors Are Important to Maintain Privacy -- Security Standards -- Backup Technologies and Protocols Should VTC Equipment Fail -- Conclusion -- References -- Section Four Improving Access for Special Populations Through Telemental Health -- 9.Telemental Health in Primary Care / Caroline Bonham -- The Rationale for Collaborative and Integrative Care -- A Continuum of Collaboration -- Four Key Concepts in Collaborative Care -- Tailoring TMH to Models of Care -- TMH Consultation and Collaboration for Children, Adolescents, and Their Families -- Primary Care Sites -- School-Based Health Centers -- TMH Consultation and Collaboration for Adults -- Direct Care Models -- Consultation Care Model -- Collaborative Care Models -- Asynchronous Telepsychiatry -- Cultural Considerations -- Conclusion -- References -- 10.Geriatric Telemental Health / Terry Rabinowitz -- Introduction -- The Need for Better Geriatric Mental Health Services -- Barriers to Mental Health Care for the Elderly -- Studies on Geriatric Telemental Health Services -- Acceptability of Telemental Health Among the Elderly -- Telepsychiatry in Nursing-Home Settings -- Remote Telemonitoring and Geriatric Mental Health Care -- Suicidality -- Case Presentations: Three Examples of the Use of Telehealth with Geriatric Populations -- Telepsychiatry in Nursing-Home Settings -- Tele-DCM for Elderly Rehabilitation Patients -- Telemonitor-Based Depression Care Management in Home Care -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 11.Child and Adolescent Telemental Health / L. Lee Carlisle -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Developmental and Clinical Considerations -- The Practice of Child and Adolescent Telemental Health -- Models of Care and Clinical Practice: Primary Care -- Models of Care and Clinical Practice: Other Sites of Practice -- Optimizing the Virtual Clinical Encounter with Children and Families -- Treatment in Child and Adolescent Telemental Health -- Telepsychiatry in a Youth's System of Care -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 12.Rural Veterans and Telemental Health Service Delivery / Karen Kloezeman -- Introduction -- Rural Veteran Population -- Mental Health Disorders in Veterans -- Rural-Urban Health Disparities in Veterans -- Access to Care -- VA Health-Care Service Utilization -- Barriers to Access to Care -- Limitations in the Access to Care Literature -- TMH and the Department of Veterans Affairs -- Clinical Effectiveness of Psychotherapies Delivered via CVT -- Considerations Associated with CVT Delivery -- Challenges Associated with CVT Delivery -- Limitations in the CVT Literature -- Future Directions -- Conclusions -- References -- 13.Videoteleconferencing in Forensic and Correctional Practice / Robert D. Morgan -- Videoteleconferencing Health in Forensic and Correctional Practices -- The Development of Videoteleconferencing in Forensic and Correctional Settings -- Barriers to Health Care -- How Can VTC Improve Services in Criminal Justice Settings? -- Demonstrating the Effectiveness of VTC -- Challenges Facing VTC in Corrections -- The Need for Specialty Best Practice Guidelines -- Future Directions -- Spotlight on TMH and Telelaw Programs -- Summary -- References -- Section Five Assessment and Intervention -- 14.Special Considerations in Conducting Neuropsychology Assessment over Videoteleconferencing / Maria C. Grosch -- Background and Scope -- Why Teleneuropsychology? -- Limiting Factors -- Availability of Equipment -- Data Transmission Speeds -- VTC Environment -- Setting Up Teleneuropsychology Services -- Evidence for VTC-Based Diagnosis and VTC-Based Cognitive Assessment -- Consumer Satisfaction with VTC-Based Services -- Practical and Ethical Issues in Teleneuropsychology -- Mobile Teleneuropsychology Applications -- Future Directions -- Summary -- References --

Sherpas are portrayed by Westerners as heroic mountain guides, or "tigers of the snow," as Buddhist adepts, and as a people in touch with intimate ways of life that seem no longer available in the Western world. In this book, Vincanne Adams explores how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sherpas and by the Sherpas' desires to live up to Western portrayals of them. Noting that diplomatic aides at world summit meetings go by the name "Sherpa," as do a van in the U.K. built for rough terrain and a software product from Silicon Valley, Adams examines the "authenticating" effects of this mobile signifier on a community of Himalayan Sherpas who live at the base of Mount Everest, Nepal, and its "deauthenticating" effects on anthropological representation.This book speaks not only to anthropologists concerned with ethnographic portrayals of Otherness but also to those working in cultural studies who are concerned with ethnographically grounded analyses of representations. Throughout Adams illustrates how one might undertake an ethnography of transnationally produced subjects by using the notion of "virtual" identities. In a manner informed by both Buddhism and shamanism, virtual Sherpas are always both real and distilled reflections of the desires that produce them

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