Synopses & Reviews
"An eloquent plea for two needed emphases: more humane doctor-patient relations, and greater patient involvement in the struggle with disease."Melvin Konner.
Synopsis
An eloquent plea for two needed emphases: more humane doctor-patient relations, and greater patient involvement in the struggle with disease.--Melvin Konner. A ground breaking collectoin of stories of physicians, researchers and patients who augment medical treatments with hope and positive emotionsfrom The New York Times bestselling author of The Anatomy of an Illness
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-352) and index.
Table of Contents
Establishing the ground rules -- Good things are happening -- A look at my "case" load -- Putting the human spirit to work -- The laughter connection -- The most important health lesson -- My most extraordinary case -- Dispelling the five basic health myths.