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Medicine of the person : faith, science, and values in health care provision / edited by John Cox, Alastair V. Campbell, and Bill (K.W.M.) Fulford ; foreword by Julia Neuberger.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--Religious aspects.
- Medical care.
- Medical care--Science.
- Medical ethics.
- Medicine--Philosophy.
- Medicine.
- Value.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Informed by the principle of 'medicine of the person', the contributors argue for a medical practice which takes account of spirituality, ethics and theology in keeping with the ideas and beliefs of Paul Tournier, an influential Swiss GP whose thinking has had a substantial impact on routine patient care relevant to national health services.
- Contents:
- Cover; Medicine of the Person:Faith, Science and Values in Health CareProvision; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction: At the Heart of Healing; PART 1 - Medicine of the Person: Paul Tournier's Vision; Chapter 2 The Man and His Message; Chapter 3 Retaining the Person in Medical Science; Chapter 4 The Bible and Medical Practice; Chapter 5 The Value of Values - Do They Go Deep Enough?; PART 2 -Faith Traditions and Medicine of the Person; Chapter 6 The Christian Tradition of Spiritual Direction as a Sketch for a Strong Theology of Diversity
- Chapter 7 Personhood in Health Care: Jewish ApproachesChapter 8 The Individual Versus the Family: An Islamic and Traditional Societies Perspective; Chapter 9 Hindu and Ayurvedic Understandings of the Person; PART 3 - Medicine of the Person in Contemporary Practice; Chapter 10 Spirituality and Mental Health: Practical Proposals for Action; Chapter 11 Beyond the Solitude for Two: Justice, Theology and General Practice; Chapter 12 Spirituality and Care: A Public Health Perspective; Chapter 13 The Re-Emergence of Home Health Care: A Holistic Response to Aging and Consumer Empowerment
- Chapter 14 Neuroscience and Belief: A Christian PerspectiveBIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECTINDEX; AUTHORINDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610929382
- 9781280929380
- 1280929383
- 9781846425509
- 1846425506
- OCLC:
- 437181919
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