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Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit

by Norman Cousins

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Hope, healing, and participation in care

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Hope, healing, and participation in care

Norman Cousins gathers accounts involving physicians, researchers, and patients to examine the place of hope and positive emotions alongside medical treatment. The book centers on two connected concerns: more humane relationships between doctors and patients, and a more active role for patients in confronting illness. Framed through stories rather than as a purely clinical manual, it considers the human dimensions of care—communication, outlook, and participation—within discussions of disease and treatment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in consumer-health perspectives on patient participation
  • Readers exploring the relationship between emotional outlook and medical care
  • Those interested in doctor-patient relationships

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Hope and healingPatient involvementDoctor-patient relationshipsPositive emotionsHuman dimensions of medicine

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Book overview

"An eloquent plea for two needed emphases: more humane doctor-patient relations, and greater patient involvement in the struggle with disease."--Melvin Konner.

A ground breaking collectoin of stories of physicians, researchers and patients who augment medical treatments with hope and positive emotionsfrom The New York Times bestselling author of The Anatomy of an Illness
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