Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina
In the article I present some anthropological reflections, with reference to ethnographic material collected on the field, the pediatric ward for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a Neapolitan university hospital, about the transition rite of diabetic patients who had reached legal age from pedia...
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| description | In the article I present some anthropological reflections, with reference to ethnographic material collected on the field, the pediatric ward for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a Neapolitan university hospital, about the transition rite of diabetic patients who had reached legal age from pediatric services to clinical units for adults. In particular the paper focuses, through the story of Khalid, a young diabetic immigrant of Moroccan origin, on the medical practice of joint outpatient clinic, drawn up to facilitate this complex passage and on the usefulness of a narrative approach to chronic disease in health settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8330ebd4a2b241c785cad876dde5e8632023-12-23T23:12:43ZengCLUEBEtnoAntropologia2284-01762017-03-0141Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicinaEugenio Zito0Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II In the article I present some anthropological reflections, with reference to ethnographic material collected on the field, the pediatric ward for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a Neapolitan university hospital, about the transition rite of diabetic patients who had reached legal age from pediatric services to clinical units for adults. In particular the paper focuses, through the story of Khalid, a young diabetic immigrant of Moroccan origin, on the medical practice of joint outpatient clinic, drawn up to facilitate this complex passage and on the usefulness of a narrative approach to chronic disease in health settings.https://www.rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/216Bodychronic diseasemedical anthropologyrites of passagetransition |
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| title | Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| title_full | Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| title_fullStr | Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| title_short | Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| title_sort | tra scilla e cariddi diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina |
| topic | Body chronic disease medical anthropology rites of passage transition |
| url | https://www.rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/216 |
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