eprintid: 10074734 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/07/47/34 datestamp: 2019-05-28 12:22:46 lastmod: 2021-01-18 00:18:08 status_changed: 2019-05-28 12:22:46 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Hinds, K creators_name: Sutcliffe, K title: Heterodox and Orthodox Discourses in the Case of Lyme Disease: A Synthesis of Arguments ispublished: inpress divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J81 keywords: chronic, experiences, illness and disease, infectious, qualitative note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: In this article, we examine the arguments made by authors of published academic articles concerning the debates surrounding chronic Lyme disease (CLD). CLD is an example of a contested condition and shares problems of legitimacy with other medically unexplained conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome. We use a critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach to understand the arguments of the authors to establish the legitimacy, or not, of a CLD diagnosis. This enabled us to make sense of the nature of the stalemate between patient groups and advocates of the medical establishment, as performed by authors of academic articles. In this article, we bring together the arguments to explain the polemical debate and to support accounts that avoid the impasse to give us greater insight into the experience of chronic illness. date: 2019-05-13 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1049732319846170 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1658808 doi: 10.1177/1049732319846170 language_elements: English lyricists_name: Hinds, Kathryn lyricists_name: Sutcliffe, Katy lyricists_id: KSHIN00 lyricists_id: KSUTC11 actors_name: Hinds, Kathryn actors_id: KSHIN00 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Qualitative Health Research event_location: United States issn: 1049-7323 citation: Hinds, K; Sutcliffe, K; (2019) Heterodox and Orthodox Discourses in the Case of Lyme Disease: A Synthesis of Arguments. Qualitative Health Research 10.1177/1049732319846170 <https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319846170>. (In press). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074734/3/Hinds_Heterodox%20and%20Orthodox%20Discourses%20in%20the%20Case%20of%20Lyme%20Disease.%20A%20Synthesis%20of%20Arguments_AAM.pdf