Explore how medicine confronts pain, death, and hope through philosophical insight and clinical practice, offering a nuanced guide for healthcare professionals to balance compassion with effective care.
Explores how meaning shapes healing, blending anthropology and clinical insight to reveal placebo's power beyond drugs. Through case studies and theory it shows belief can alter biology, offering a fresh lens on patient experience and medical practice.
(9780198795551) - Fourth edition - Oxford University Press - OUP Oxford - Height: 111 mm - Spine width: 46 mm - Width: 185 mm - ISBN: 9780198795551 - Number of pages: 1148 - Languages: English - Weight: 596 g
(9780521728935) - Edition: 3rd Edition - Publication date: 03 Feb 2011 - Height: 232 mm - Spine width: 10 mm - Width: 158 mm - Cambridge University Press - ISBN: 9780521728935 - Number of pages: 215 - Languages: English