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Artistic representations of infectious disease.

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Abstract

Artistic representations of disease are widespread yet largely ignored in health psychology research. In this paper we use two infectious diseases, tuberculosis and the plague, as tracers to study how infectious diseases are represented in novels, films, paintings, and songs. They were represented especially in terms of their causes and seriousness. Studying how diseases are represented in various art forms extends our understanding of how they are socially constructed. This knowledge can also be incorporated into the training of health care providers to sensitize them to issues in patient care.

Acceptance Date Nov 18, 2019
Publication Date Dec 17, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Psychology, Health and Medicine
Print ISSN 1354-8506
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1 - 5
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1705991
Keywords Infectious disease, films, novels, paintings, songs
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1705991

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