| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352). |
| Contents |
Birth of an obsession -- Encounters with patients -- Learning from medical students -- The patient-physician relationship -- The infinite wonder of the human brain (and how it affects even AIDS) -- Denial, no. Defiance, yes -- False hopes vs. false fears -- Illness and guilt -- Problems beyond the doctor's reach -- The laughter connection -- Medical mistakes -- Mesmer, hypnotism, and the powers of mind -- Firewalking -- Physician in literature -- Task force beginnings -- On the defensive -- Triumph without victory -- Belief becomes biology -- Functional age -- The society of challengers -- Obsession revisited -- Report to the dean -- A portfolio of related matters -- A guide to technical terms. |
| Summary |
Presents the scientific evidence that hope, faith, love, will to live, and festivity can help combat serious disease. |
| Subject |
Emotions -- Health aspects.
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Mind and body.
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Medicine and psychology.
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Psychophysiologic Disorders. |
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Diagnose.
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Onderzoeksresultaten.
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Psychische verwerking.
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| ISBN |
0525248056 |
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9780525248057 |
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