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WHAT DO PEOPLE BECOME PATIETS? LEGITIMATING ILLNESS
Frequently people go to the doctor with the sole aim of having illness legitimated, in this situation the contact is largely administrative. The role and power of the doctor is widespread and sometimes motives for making contact with her are not directly associated with a disability or illness, but rather such visits are part of a procedure which people are obliged to go through. For example, it may be necessary to make contact with a doctor in order to be put on a waiting list for a ground floor flat, obtain the mobility allowance, claim compensation or be proclaimed fit for a new job. Even if the patient does have symptoms, for example a sore throat and raised temperature, she may not expect the doctor to prescribe any medications, the purpose of the visit being simply to have her illness legitimated in order to stay away from work for a time.
denied it. If one source of work ceases to exist or is reduced, for example acute illness, then professionals will tend to extend their service to other groups, for example mentally ill and mentally handicapped people. Not everyone views such 'medicalization' as helpful or appropriate (see Illich, 1976) and physiotherapists should be clear as to why their services have developed in various directions, what they are trying to achieve and whether they are the most appropriate people to intervene.
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