Download or read book Communicating to Manage Health and Illness written by Dale E Brashers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume advances the theoretical bases of health communication in two key areas: communication, identity, and relationships; and health care provider patient interaction. Chapters aim to underscore the theory that communication processes are a link between personal, social, cultural, and institutional factors and various facets of health and illness.