| Description |
xx, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ideas in conflict: the rise and fall of new views of disease -- The changing concept of the ideal physician -- The nature of suffering -- Suffering in chronic illness -- The mysterious relationship between doctor and patient -- How to understand diseases -- The pursuit of disease or the care of the sick? -- Treating the disease, the body, or the patient -- The doctor and the patient -- Who is this person? -- The measure of the person -- The clinician's experience: power versus magic in medicine -- Mind and body -- The illness called dying -- Pain and suffering -- Epilogue: the care of the suffering patient |
| Summary |
Offers an incisive critique of the approach of modern medicine. Drawing on a number of evocative patient narratives, the author writes that the enduring goal of medicine must be the relif of suffering. The understanding of persons and sickness necessary to achieve that goal illuminates the treatment of all. This work will appeal to all physicians and others interested in medicine. Palliative care and hospice workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others interested in pain and suffering should find it particular useful |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1991 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-306) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chronic pain.
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Medicine -- Philosophy.
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Suffering.
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Physician and patient.
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Palliative treatment.
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Pain Management.
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Palliative Care -- methods.
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Philosophy, Medical.
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Chronic Disease -- therapy.
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Physician-Patient Relations.
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Physician's Role.
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Patients -- psychology.
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Stress, Psychological.
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Medicine.
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Dehumanization.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Goals.
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Patient Participation.
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Personhood.
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| LC no. |
2002156416 |
| ISBN |
0195156161 paperback alkaline paper |
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