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How the art of medicine makes the science more effective : becoming the medicine we practice / Claudia Welch ; foreword by Robert Svoboda.
Holman Biotech Commons R690 .W45 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welch, Claudia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicians.
- Clinical competence.
- Physician and patient.
- Attitude of Health Personnel.
- Physicians--standards.
- Physician's Role.
- Physician-Patient Relations.
- Clinical Competence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Attitude of Health Personnel.
- Physicians--standards.
- Physician's Role.
- Physician-Patient Relations.
- Clinical Competence.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2015.
- Contents:
- Part I Excellence in Theoretical Knowledge: How We Know What We Know 19
- 1 Authority: Questioning Our Sources of Knowledge 21
- 2 Perception: Refining Our Ability to Perceive Knowledge 36
- 3 Inference: The Role of Prediction in Knowledge 62
- 4 Reflections on Part I 74
- Part II Extensive Practical Experience: Things We May Not Learn in School 77
- 5 Don't Panic. Wait. 79
- 6 Nothing Is Ever as It Seems 81
- 7 Doctor as Educator 83
- 8 Treat Complicated with Simple 86
- 9 The Power of Subtraction 90
- 10 Patients Should Get Better 92
- 11 When Nothing Is Wrong, Pay Close Attention 96
- 12 Healing Through Environment, Co-Workers, and Protocols (This Is Not as Boring as It Sounds) 98
- 13 Working with or after Other Practitioners 106
- 14 Turning Away Patients 108
- 15 Tell the Truth 112
- 16 The Role of Story in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Compliance 117
- 17 Confidence vs. Cockiness 121
- 18 Great Loss and Suffering 126
- 19 Cake or Death? Choosing Hope 128
- Introduction to Chapters 20-24 133
- 20 Sexual Abuse 135
- 21 Addictions 139
- 22 Mental Illness 157
- 23 Eating Disorders 162
- 24 Domestic Violence 166
- 25 Determining the Severity of a Crisis 171
- 26 Telephone Availability and Crisis 174
- 27 Reflections on Part II 177
- Part III Dexterity: The Value of Flexible Medicine 179
- 28 Reaching Beyond Our Own Field 180
- 29 When the Front Door Is Locked, Use the Back Door, or Even a Window 184
- 30 When Patients Consistently Experience Odd Reactions to Remedies 187
- 31 Loopholes: Thinking Outside the Box 189
- 32 Reflections on Part III 194
- Part IV Purity: Are We Medicine or Poison? 195
- 33 Spiritual Powers vs. Effect of Character 198
- 34 The Mechanics of Emotional Contagion: Who Affects Whom? 202
- 35 Supporting Change Through Appropriate Familiarity, Love, and Focus 209
- 36 Good Company 212
- 37 Physical Purificarion 214
- 38 Reflections on Part IV 216
- Part V The Four Qualities of Effective Medicine 217
- 39 Abundance 220
- 40 Suitability 222
- 41 Multiple Form 224
- 42 Potency 226
- 43 Reflections on Part V 231
- Part VI Compassion 233.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781848192294
- 1848192290
- OCLC:
- 907515649
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