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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820322003321

Autore

Cassell Eric J. <1928->

Titolo

The nature of suffering : and the goals of medicine / / by Eric J. Cassell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

0-19-770772-6

1-4237-3478-5

0-19-802194-1

1-281-34671-3

1-60256-626-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi,254p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

610/.1

Soggetti

Medicine - Philosophy

Suffering

Physician and patient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ideas in conflict; The changing concept of the ideal physician; The nature of suffering; Suffering in chronic illness; The mysterious relationship between doctor and patient; How to understand diseases; The pursuit of disease or the care of the sick?; Treating the disease, the body, or the patient; The doctor and the patient; Who is this person?; The measure of the person; The clinician's experience; Epilogue: the care of the suffering patient.

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the stated philosophy of modern medical practice and contrasts it with the types and quality of care actually delivered.