Medical Humanities Companion

v. 1

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Administration
Cover of the book Medical Humanities Companion by Martyn Evans, Rolf Ahlzen, Iona Heath, Jane MacNaughton, CRC Press
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Author: Martyn Evans, Rolf Ahlzen, Iona Heath, Jane MacNaughton ISBN: 9781315343013
Publisher: CRC Press Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: CRC Press Language: English
Author: Martyn Evans, Rolf Ahlzen, Iona Heath, Jane MacNaughton
ISBN: 9781315343013
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: CRC Press
Language: English

The phrase 'medical humanities' has a currency that is wider than any agreement as to what it means, though those engaged in the field usually know what they are attempting. This volume examines the idea of 'symptom' as a route to understanding the structure of clinical practice. Actual symptoms are always experienced by real, actual individuals - however much those experiences are mediated by language, culture, expectation and the conventions of the clinical consultation. And this in turn is important because it reminds us that health, illness, well-being, suffering are first and foremost aspects of experience. This book asks questions - and offers answers - about the meaning of actual symptoms and of the concept of 'symptom' as a prelude to a cumulative interdisciplinary understanding of illness as a source of human need, and clinical medicine as a human response to it.

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The phrase 'medical humanities' has a currency that is wider than any agreement as to what it means, though those engaged in the field usually know what they are attempting. This volume examines the idea of 'symptom' as a route to understanding the structure of clinical practice. Actual symptoms are always experienced by real, actual individuals - however much those experiences are mediated by language, culture, expectation and the conventions of the clinical consultation. And this in turn is important because it reminds us that health, illness, well-being, suffering are first and foremost aspects of experience. This book asks questions - and offers answers - about the meaning of actual symptoms and of the concept of 'symptom' as a prelude to a cumulative interdisciplinary understanding of illness as a source of human need, and clinical medicine as a human response to it.

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