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Head first : the biology of hope / Norman Cousins

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : E. P. Dutton, [1989]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 368 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0525248056
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.08
Contents:
Birth of an obsession
Encounters with patients
Learning from medical students
The patient-physician relationship
The infinite wonder of the human brain (and how it affects even AIDS)
Denial, no. Defiance, yes
False hopes vs. false fears
Illness and guilt
Problems beyond the doctor's reach
The laughter connection
Medical mistakes
Mesmer, hypnotism, and the powers of mind
Firewalking
Physician in literature
Task force beginnings
On the defensive
Triumph without victory
Belief becomes biology
Functional age
The society of challengers
Obsession revisited
Report to the dean
A portfolio of related matters
A guide to technical terms
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Book Book Greater Project 4 Branch Reference Section Circulation C 616.08 C867h 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 120351d

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.

Birth of an obsession

Encounters with patients

Learning from medical students

The patient-physician relationship

The infinite wonder of the human brain (and how it affects even AIDS)

Denial, no. Defiance, yes

False hopes vs. false fears

Illness and guilt

Problems beyond the doctor's reach

The laughter connection

Medical mistakes

Mesmer, hypnotism, and the powers of mind

Firewalking

Physician in literature

Task force beginnings

On the defensive

Triumph without victory

Belief becomes biology

Functional age

The society of challengers

Obsession revisited

Report to the dean

A portfolio of related matters

A guide to technical terms

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