Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration
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Book
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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration
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ISBN:
9780393012521
9780393326840
Publication Information:
New York : Norton, ©1979.
Physical Description:
173 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient -- Mysterious placebo -- Creativity and longevity -- Pain is not the ultimate enemy -- Holistic health and healing -- What I learned from three thousand doctors.
Summary:
The story of a recovery from a crippling disease and the physician-patient partnership that beat the odds by using the patient's own capabilities.
The basic theme of this book is that every person must accept a certain measure of responsibility for his or her own recovery from disease or disability. This notion of patient responsibility is not new, of course, but the general philosophy behind the notion has seldom been stated better than in this book. Though the author is a layman, his ideas have achieved wide acceptance by the medical profession. His perceptions about the nature of stress and about the ability of the human mind to mobilize the body's capacity to combat illness are in accord with important findings at leading medical research centers. - Introduction.
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