Special Article1 September 1966The Concept of DiseaseROBERT P. HUDSON, M.D.ROBERT P. HUDSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-3-595 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the November 1956 issue of the Journal of Medical Education, a medical student by the name of Joseph E. Bogen reported offering a free beer to any of his classmates who would contribute a written definition ". . . of the word 'functional' as used in the expression 'a functional disease' or a 'functional disorder.'" His reason for the offer and the results are illuminating indeed.It seems that in class one day a professor used the term "functional disease." In all innocence, Bogen asked what the term meant. After class he was berated for indulging in a practice...* TEMKIN O: The scientific approach to disease: specific entity and individual sickness, in Scientific Change, edited by CROMBIE, A. C. Heinemann, London, 1961, p. 647. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kansas City, KansasFrom the Department of the History of Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert P. Hudson, M.D., Department of the History of Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. 66103. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWhen Embodiment Isn't GoodDie Sonderstellung der Indikation in der UnfallchirurgieA Clinical Index of Disability Due to Chronic Asthma Tested During a Trial of Cromolyn Sodium Treatment 1 September 1966Volume 65, Issue 3Page: 595-601KeywordsBeerHistory of medicineMedical education Issue Published: 1 September 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...