Modelle von Gesundheit und Krankheit

What do the terms 'health' and 'illness' mean? Are annual healthcare expenditures of 300 billion euros a measure of how much 'health' is worth to us? Who understands what health and illness are? What theories exist, and how are they connected to the type of healthcare provision? What images of humanity and societal beliefs are reflected in the theoretical models, and how do they manifest in the distribution of healthcare spending? To provide answers to these and other questions, this book addresses the following topics: - Definitions and dimensions of health, illness, and disability - biomedical, psychosomatic, psychological, and sociocultural models of illness, stress, and coping, and their implications for healthcare and the treatment of patients.