Healing and the mind / Bill Moyers ; Betty Sue Flowers, editor ; David Grubin, executive editor ; Elizabeth Meryman-Brunner, art research.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moyers, Bill, 1934-2025

Contributor:

Flowers, Betty S.

Grubin, David.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Healing--Psychological aspects.

Healing.

Medicine and psychology.

Mind and body.

Psychophysiology.

Holistic medicine.

Holistic Health.

Mental Healing--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Holistic Health.

Mental Healing--psychology.

Psychophysiology.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xiii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, 1993.

Summary:

Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients - people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a series of fascinating and provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing? Healing and the Mind travels from small private clinics to large public hospitals to examine how advances in mind/body medicine are being applied on a day-to-day level in the hurried and technology-driven world of modern medicine. From neonatal care to geriatrics, from day surgery to the treatment of chronic illness, medical professionals are finding that when they practice the "new medicine", their patients heal faster, leave the hospital sooner, and do better once they get home. Bill Moyers and David Grubin also travel to the People's Republic of China. There they explore the implications of that country's fusion of Western practices with traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, massage, herbal potions, and the mysterious concept called chi. They take an intimate look at alternate therapy programs, including a Massachusetts medical center that combines Eastern meditation with Western therapy in the treatment of ailments as diverse as hypertension and chronic back pain. And they visit a California retreat where cancer patients help each other discover thathealing can occur even when a cure is impossible. With the incisive style that has made Bill Moyers's skills as an interviewer legendary, and the dynamic interplay of text and art that has made his previous books international bestsellers, Healing and the Mind is a landmark work, destined to influence how America thinks about sickness and health.

Contents:

The healing roles of doctor and patient / Thomas Delbanco

The healing environment / Ron Anderson

Healing and the community / David Smith

Self-regulation and conditioning / Karen Olness

Changing life habits / Dean Ornish

Meditation / Jon Kabat-Zinn

Stress reduction / John Zawacki

Therapeutic support groups / David Spiegel

The chemical communicators / Candace Pert

Emotions and the immune system / Margaret Kemeny

The brain and the immune system / David Felton

Conditioned responses / Robert Ader

Medicine in a mind/body culture ; Another way of seeing / David Eisenberg

Healing / Michael Lerner

Wholeness / Rachel Naomi Remen.

Notes:

"A companion to Bill Moyer's public television series, Healing and the mind"--Editor's note.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0385468709 :

9780385468701

OCLC:

26590817

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