Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ateisten och den heliga staden Ateisten och den heliga staden George Klein xiv, 223 p. ; 24 cm OL157915W
The physical basis of mental illness The physical basis of mental illness Ronald Chase "This accessible volume sets an ambitious goal: to help people better understand the nature of mental illness. The term itself is a problem for most who believe, consciously or not, that individuals … OL16485616W
Method of medicine Method of medicine Galen "Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully an… OL16704297W
Reclaiming Our Health Reclaiming Our Health John Robbins The author examines health care in the United States and proposes an integration of "the best of alternative and orthodox medicine."--p. x. OL1839930W
The dynamic heart and circulation The dynamic heart and circulation Craig Holdrege "Written by doctors, scientists, and teachers, the contributions in this book present a dynamic picture of the circulatory system that both balances and puts into perpective the prevailing one-sided … OL18424621W
Green medicine Green medicine Larry Malerba "Blends a philosophy of healing, ecological consciousness, and spirituality with a critique of conventional medicine and provides a new vision of health care that includes the best of orthodox medica… OL18711577W
Human heart, cosmic heart Human heart, cosmic heart Thomas Cowan "Thomas Cowan was a 20-year-old Duke gradbright, skeptical, and already disillusioned with industrial capitalism when he joined the Peace Corps in the mid-1970s for a two-year tour in Swaziland. Ther… OL20053538W
The value of medicine The value of medicine Philip Rhodes 3-159 p. ; 23 cm OL2364847W
Éthique clinique Éthique clinique Antoine Payot,Annie Janvier "Peut-il être acceptable de mentir à un patient? Face à plusieurs interventions possibles, doit-on rester neutres, faire une recommandation, n'en offrir qu'une? Comment gérer les dilemmes éthiques qu… OL24199264W
Medical Nemesis Medical Nemesis Ivan Illich "The medical establishment has become a major threat to health. The disabling impact of professional control over medicine has reached the proportions of an epidemic. Iatrogenesis, the name for this … OL2848845W
Beyond health Beyond health Nick Fox,Nicholas J. Fox This study applies poststructuralist and postmodern ideas to issues of health and health care to provide a radical re-think of how health is to be understood. It offers a perspective in which health … OL3904861W
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration Norman Cousins The story of a recovery from a crippling disease and the physician patient partnership that beat the odds by using the patient's own capabilities. OL4216703W
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient Norman Cousins The basic theme of this book is that every person must accept a certain measure of responsibility for his or her own recovery from disease or disability. This notion of patient responsibility is not … OL4216740W
The fabric of mind The fabric of mind Richard Bergland A radical new understanding of the brain and how it works. OL5117521W