PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Steve Pearce
AU  - Hanna Pickard
TI  - Finding the will to recover: philosophical perspectives on agency and the sick role
AID  - 10.1136/jme.2010.035865
DP  - 2010 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 831--833
VI  - 36
IP  - 12
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/36/12/831.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/36/12/831.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2010 Dec 01; 36
AB  - Recovery from a range of common medical conditions requires patients to have the will to change their behaviour. The authors argue that the proper recognition of the role of willpower in recovery is necessary for effective treatment.