A Place of Healing

"One of the most significant healthcare advances in the latter part of the twentieth century has been the development of the specialty of palliative care. The specialty traditionally draws on the successes of the Western medical model in developing innovative means of controlling pain where cure is not possible." "The author of this book argues that while the medical model of palliative care has undoubted strengths in easing pain, there are nevertheless limitations. In particular, while its practitioners are undoubtedly dedicated to the alleviation of suffering, the model itself is limited in its ability to alleviate the psychological and spiritual suffering that often accompanies terminal illness, and thus in helping patients in their total experience of illness." "Drawing on the ancient rites of Asklepian healing, Dr. Kearney looks at the mythology underlying this approach and examines the contemporary relevance of these ideas in terms of healthcare and education. He concludes by proposing a new model for the healing of suffering in healthcare which draws on the best practice of both traditions."--Jacket.

המשפט הראשון: This was how a young Polish man dying with cancer replied to a question posed by his social worker.

שנה

2000

שפה

English

הוצאה

Oxford University Press, USA

מהדורות

2

עמודים

248

ISBN

9780192632388

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata