The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine [[electronic resource] /] / Eric J. Cassell

• Autore: Cassell Eric J. <1928-2021.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 610/.1
• Soggetto topico: Medicine - Philosophy; Suffering; Physician and patient; Palliative treatment
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-306) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Ideas in conflict: the rise and fall of new views of disease -- 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: power versus magic in medicine -- Mind and body -- The illness called dying -- Pain and suffering -- Epilogue: the care of the suffering patient.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine, originally published in 1991. With three added chapters and a new preface summarizing our progress in the area of pain management, this is a must-have for those in palliative medicine and hospice care.
• Titolo autorizzato: The nature of suffering
• ISBN: 1-280-50243-6; 0-19-974800-4; 9786610502431; 1-60256-743-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465807803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II