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Belated congratulations
- John J Macdonald (2 March 2006)
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John J Macdonald, Professor of Primary Health Care University of Western Sydney.NSW Australia 2777
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I regret that I have only recently found Hollnagel, Malterud, and Witt's article on salutogenesis and men's health. I need to thank them for it, on two scores: - the notion of salutogenesis, especially in medical practice: virtually ignored in the English speaking world, to our loss, would be of enormous benefit to all of us. I am grateful for the authors' application of Antonovsky's insight to their work.The emphasis on health rather than sickness is of great use and the area of psychoneroimmunology even more advanced than when they wrote. - men's health. Great to see salutogenesis used as a framework in medicine, extrordinary to find it in "men's health". This latter field is heavier even than others with a pathologising perspective - the prostate, erectile dysfuntion and men behaving badly are the usual concerns of the profession regarding men. Thanks for these useful insights. I have an interest - as President of the Australasian Mens' Health Forum (a country-wide but fledgling underfunded organisation!)I have been promoting such notions for some time and will use the article in my present work teaching Public health and researching (e..g. into male suicide)and hope to carry some of the spirit of the article into ournew Medical School. Any suggestions and example of how to do this very welcome John Macdonald Conflict of Interest:No competing interest |
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