PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Pearce, Steve AU - Pickard, Hanna 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.