Mieko Homma
Biographic Data
| ID | 1249124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mieko Homma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mieko |
| FAMILY NAME | Homma |
| SIGNATURE | HOMMA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9433-5626 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Is loneliness being medicalized? Trends from articles in the Web of Science database
Public, policy, and media discourses increasingly frame loneliness as a “modern epidemic,” raising concerns that this complex emotional and social experience is being medicalized. However, empirical attempts to trace the extent and mechanisms of this process remain limited. Adopting a social constructionist perspective, this article operationally defines medicalization as the process of “making an experience medical” and analyzes 23,182 lonelines…
This really explains my case
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial disorder with an unknown organic basis, so the legitimacy of the disease is controversial. People with FM struggle to explain their ‘invisible’ illness and to reconstruct their biographies. This study focuses on the significance of self-help groups (SHGs) in the process of reconstructing biographies of persons with FM. We interviewed 13 individuals with FM who participated in 2 different types of SHGs. Informa…
This really explains my case
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial disorder with an unknown organic basis, so the legitimacy of the disease is controversial. People with FM struggle to explain their ‘invisible’ illness and to reconstruct their biographies. This study focuses on the significance of self-help groups (SHGs) in the process of reconstructing biographies of persons with FM. We interviewed 13 individuals with FM who participated in 2 different types of SHGs. Informa…
This really explains my case
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial disorder with an unknown organic basis, so the legitimacy of the disease is controversial. People with FM struggle to explain their ‘invisible’ illness and to reconstruct their biographies. This study focuses on the significance of self-help groups (SHGs) in the process of reconstructing biographies of persons with FM. We interviewed 13 individuals with FM who participated in 2 different types of SHGs. Informa…
Is loneliness being medicalized? Trends from articles in the Web of Science database
Public, policy, and media discourses increasingly frame loneliness as a “modern epidemic,” raising concerns that this complex emotional and social experience is being medicalized. However, empirical attempts to trace the extent and mechanisms of this process remain limited. Adopting a social constructionist perspective, this article operationally defines medicalization as the process of “making an experience medical” and analyzes 23,182 lonelines…
Biomedicine (1 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 works) · Cognitive reframing (1 works) · Discipline (1 works) · Empirical research (1 works) · Fibromyalgia (1 works) · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (1 works) · Law (1 works)