Limits to Medicine explained
| Limits to Medicine |
| Author: | Ivan Illich |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 1975 |
Limits to Medicine, also known as Medical Nemesis, is a book by Ivan Illich, first published in 1975. Without defining what medicalisation is, Illich claimed that medicine had increasingly gained social control over people's lives, leading to iatrogenic effects, with physicians as the key players in the process.
Central Idea
The central idea of the book is that medicine - especially Western medicine - is not as good and effective as physicians make it out to be. It has its inherent weaknesses, which are often deliberately suppressed by the medical establishment. Consider the introduction of the book, which begins with this statement, "The medical establishment has become a major threat to health".[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- Killeen . Raymond N. F. . A Review of Illich's Medical Nemesis . Western Journal of Medicine . July 1976 . 125 . 1 . 67–69 . 18747743 . 0093-0415. 1237194 .
- O'Mahony . S. . Medical Nemesis 40 years on: the enduring legacy of Ivan Illich . The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh . June 2016 . 46 . 2 . 134–139 . 10.4997/JRCPE.2016.214 . 27929580 . 2042-8189.
- Babich . Babette . Ivan Illich's Medical Nemesis and the 'age of the show': On the Expropriation of Death . Nursing Philosophy. January 2018 . 19 . 1 . 10.1111/nup.12187 . 29271600 . 1466-769X.
- Illich . I. . Medical nemesis* . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . December 2003 . 57 . 12 . 919–922 . 10.1136/jech.57.12.919 . 14652247 . 0143-005X. free . 1732343 .
- Book: Horrobin . David F. . Medical Hubris: A Reply to Ivan Illich . 1980 . Eden Press . 978-0-88831-080-4 . en.
- Book: Cayley . David . Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey . 2021 . Penn State Press . 978-0-271-08912-6 . en.
