The laying on of hands / T. Ramsey Thorp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorp, T. Ramsey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physician-Patient Relations.

Medicine.

Patient Care--methods.

Physician and patient.

Interpersonal relations.

Medical Subjects:

Physician-Patient Relations.

Medicine.

Patient Care--methods.

Physical Description:

vi, 90 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, [2005]

Summary:

The Laying on of Hands is an in-depth examination of the intricate relationship in medicine that entwines patients, physicians, hospitals, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies. This book affirms the value of these relationships, discusses their characteristics, and shows how they are established and threatened.

One only has to read the first few pages to appreciate that Dr. T. Ramsey Thorp is passionate about being a physician. Following in both his grandfather's and father's footsteps, Thorp became a doctor in 1970 and made a decision, as he writes, to always "connect mentally with the patient far beyond the scope of the examination" and to see patients exclusively in a "one-on-one setting."

Contents:

Relationship 1

Mrs. Lafferty 5

Pediatrician 11

Medical School 15

A New Practice 17

Dialogue 23

Practical Lessons 27

Macular Degeneration 33

Trust 37

Trustworthy 43

Regulating Trust 47

Intuition 53

Intimacy 61

Economics of Health Care 69.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-90).

ISBN:

0761832491

9780761832492

OCLC:

63666071