Author : Larry Dossey
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 1992-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
A fascinating and controversial study of the central force that human consciousness exerts in health and illness, by the author of Recovering the Soul. Through numerous stories of his own patients, Dr. Dossey, a physician and leading spokesman for serious New Age thought, explores the role of meaning in well-being and mind-body interactions.
Author : Daniel E. Moerman
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Healing
ISBN :
Author : Hilde Lindemann Nelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 1999-07-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1136771964
A chief aim of this resource is to rekindle interest in seeing health care not solely as a set of practices so problematic as to require ethical analysis by philosophers and other scholars, but as a field whose scrutiny is richly rewarding for the traditional concerns of philosophy.
Author : Clarence Wilbur Taber
Publisher :
Page : 2526 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Dictionaries, Medical
ISBN :
Contains 55,000 alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of terms and phrases related to health science.
Author : Pekka Louhiala
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3030273296
This book provides a perspective on the concepts placebo and placebo effects, which has been missing so far: a detailed analysis of the history of the terms, their current use, suggested alternatives and the implications of the conceptual confusion. Everybody knows something about placebos and placebo effects. If, however, people are asked to define the concepts, the spectrum becomes wide. Does 'placebo' refer to an inert treatment or does it cover all elements of the patient-physician-interaction except for pharmacological or other physiological mechanisms? Furthermore, if, by definition, a placebo has no effect, what sense does it make to talk about a 'placebo effect'? Even in scientific literature the concepts ‘placebo’ and ‘placebo effect’ are used in many senses and often in a confusing way. While this book discusses many issues which keep puzzling physicians, it also covers the historical developments of the concepts of placebo and placebo effect as well as the conceptual confusion in the definitions. This book is intended for physicians, philosophers, psychologists and any other people interested in placebos, placebo effects and the physician-patient relationship.
Author : Gotian, Ruth
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 13,2 MB
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1799814696
The content of medical education knowledge transfer is compounded as medical breakthroughs constantly impact treatment, and new diseases are discovered at an increasingly rapid pace. While much of the knowledge transfer remains unchanged throughout the generations, there are unique hallmarks to this generation’s education, ranging from the impact of technology on learning formats to the use of standardized patients and virtual reality in the classroom. The Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education is an essential reference source that focuses on key considerations in medical curriculum and content delivery and features new methods of knowledge and skill transfer. Featuring research on topics such as the generational workforce, medical accreditation, and professional development, this book is ideally designed for teachers, physicians, learning practitioners, IT consultants, higher education faculty, instructional designers, school administrators, researchers, academicians, and medical students seeking coverage on major and high-profile issues in medical education.
Author : Bernard Ars
Publisher : Kugler Publications
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789062991839
Dr. Bernard Ars, PhD, is an ENT surgeon working mainly in private practice. He is attached to the Edith Cavell Institute and the Temporal Bone Foundation in Brussels, and is also Professor at the Marie Haps Institute-Leonardo da Vinci Academy. Moreover, he acts as a consultant and post-doctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp. He is the editor of eight books, and has written more than 150 articles for international journals. His interest in otology is both clinical and scientific. Dr. Ars takes part in many international postgraduate courses, is also involved in various humanitarian and educational missions throughout the world, and is an active member of numerous international societies world-wide. He has won many scientific awards, among which the 1990 Politzer Prize, and is Honorary Doctor at the University Carol Davila in Bucharest, Romania. Dr. Ars also has a degree in philosophy. His main hobbies are classical music and history. He is married and has three children.
Author : Farzad Goli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3319350927
This book presents an interpretation of pharmaceutical, surgical and psychotherapeutic interventions based on a univalent metalanguage: biosemiotics. It proposes that a metalanguage for the physical, mental, social, and cultural aspects of health and medicine could bring all parts and aspects of human life together and thus shape a picture of the human being as a whole, made up from the heterogeneous images of the vast variety of sciences and technologies in medicine discourse. The book adopts a biosemiotics clinical model of thinking because, similar to the ancient principle of alchemy, tam ethice quam physice, everything in this model is physical as much as it is mental. Signs in the forms of vibrations, molecules, cells, words, images, reflections and rites conform cultural, mental, physical, and social phenomena. The book decodes healing, dealing with health, illness and therapy by emphasizing the first-person experience as well as objective events. It allows readers to follow the energy-information flows through and between embodied minds and to see how they form physiological functions such as our emotions and narratives.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 18,41 MB
Release : 1999-10-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309172608
In response to a request by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the Institute of Medicine proposed a study to examine definitions of serious or complex medical conditions and related issues. A seven-member committee was appointed to address these issues. Throughout the course of this study, the committee has been aware of the fact that the topic addressed by this report concerns one of the most critical issues confronting HCFA, health care plans and providers, and patients today. The Medicare+Choice regulations focus on the most vulnerable populations in need of medical care and other services-those with serious or complex medical conditions. Caring for these highly vulnerable populations poses a number of challenges. The committee believes, however, that the current state of clinical and research literature does not adequately address all of the challenges and issues relevant to the identification and care of these patients.
Author : Emily S. Wu
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0739173677
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated from the traditional medical system in the Chinese civilization, with influences from the Daoist and Chinese folk traditions in bodily cultivation and longevity techniques. In the past few decades, TCM has become one of the leading alternative medical systems in the United States. This book demonstrates the fluidity of a medical ideological system with a rich history of methodological development and internal theoretical conflicts, continuing to transform in our postmodern world where people and ideas transcend geographic, ethnic, and linguistic limitations. The unique historical trajectories and cultural dynamics of the American society are crticial nutrients for the localization of TCM, while the constant traffic of travelers and immigrants foster the globalizing tendency of TCM. The practitioners in this book represent an incredible range of clinical applications, personal styles, theoretical rationalizations, and business models. What really unifies all these practitioners is not their specific practices but the goal of these practices. The shared goal is to strive for health, not just health in terms of the lack of illness but the ultimate health of achieving perfect balance in every aspect of the being of a person—physically, mentally, spiritually, and energetically.
