1st Edition
The Human Effect in Medicine Theory, Research and Practice
170 Pages
by
CRC Press
170 Pages
by
CRC Press
160 Pages
by
CRC Press
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How is modern medicine failing? Why is a more human approach required? This book challenges the dogma of modern technological medicine that ignores both the therapeutic effect of the doctors and the self-healing powers of the patient. It reviews the vast weight of evidence on the effectiveness of this ‘human effect’, and uses the evidence to describe how to use the human effect in everyday... Read more
Introduction. Part One: The history of medical practice: a review. Challenging the current therapeutic perspective. Challenging the conventional history of clinical medicine. Uniqueness in clinical practice: reflections on suffering. Doctors and patients: the therapeutic relationship. Part Two: Placebo theory and research: the physical healer. Using the placebo effect. Why do placebos work? How does the palcebo effect work? How can the mind effect the body? Evidence from psychoneuroimmunology. How the physician healer works: three theories. Part Three: Theory into practice: how do we improve of effectiveness as physician healers? Theory into practice I. Theory into practice II. Theory into practice III. Summary and conclusions.
Biography
Michael Dixon, Keiran Sweeney
