Targeted review of theoretical and clinical foundations of whole person care
Offers practitioners a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, skills and tools necessary for the practice of whole person care
Relevant to all areas of medical practice and to practitioners at all stages of development
A ground-breaking new volume and the first of its kind to concisely outline and explicate the emerging field of whole person care process, Whole Person Care: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century organizes the disparate strains of literature on the topic. It does so by clarifying the concept of 'whole person' and also by outlining the challenges and opportunities that death anxiety poses to the practice of whole person care. Whole person care seeks to study, understand and promote the role of health care in relieving suffering and promoting healing in acute and chronic illness as a complement to the disease focus of biomedicine. The focus is on the whole person -- physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. Using concise, easy-to-read language, the early chapters offer practitioners a thorough understanding of the concepts, skills and tools necessary for the practice of whole person care from a clinician-patient interaction standpoint, while the last two chapters review the myriad implications of whole person care for medical practice. An invaluable resource for all areas of medical practice and for practitioners at all stages of development, from medical students to physicians and allied health providers with many years of experience, Whole Person Care: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century will have a profound impact on western medical practice in North America and elsewhere.
Acknowledgments
Tom A. Hutchinson
Preface
Tom A. Hutchinson
Foreword
Balfour M. Mount
1. Whole person care
Tom A. Hutchinson
2. Suffering, whole person care, and the goals of medicine
Eric J. Cassell
3. The healing journey
Tom A. Hutchinson, Balfour M. Mount, Michael Kearney
4. The challenge of medical dichotomies and the congruent physician / patient relationship in medicine
Tom A. Hutchinson, James R. Brawer
5. Separation-attachment theory in illness and the role of the healthcare practitioner
Gregory Fricchione
6. Empathy, compassion and the goals of medicine
Stephen Liben
7. Mindfulness and whole person care
Patricia L. Dobkin
8. Healing, wounding, and the language of medicine
Abraham Fuks
9. Death anxiety: the challenge and the promise of whole person care
Sheldon Solomon, Krista Lawlor
10. Whole person self-care: self-care from the inside out
Michael Kearney, Radhule Weininger
11. Prevention and whole person care
Tom A. Hutchinson
12. Whole person care and complementary and alternative therapies
Mary Grossman
13. Spiritual dimensions of whole person care
Abdu´l-Missagh Ghadirian
14. Whole person care and the revolution in genetics
David S. Rosenblatt, Jennifer Fitzpatrick
15. Whole person care on a busy medical ward
Gordon L. Crelinsten
16. Teaching whole person care in medical school
Helen Mc Namara, J. Donald Boudreau
17. Whole person care, professionalism, and the medical mandate
Richard L. Cruess, Sylvia R. Cruess
18. Whole person care: Conclusions
Tom A. Hutchinson
Appendix; The nature of persons and clinical medicine
Eric J. Cassell
From the reviews:
"The book is written by and for physicians (and medical students) and explores the existential challenges of the illness experience, the healing process and the nature of the clinical interaction. ... This is a thought-provoking book. ... this volume has provided many opportunities for reflection. I also found the extensive and up-to-date references very useful. I would recommend this book to those wanting to develop their own practice or to teach others.” (Ofra Fried, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, February, 2012)
"`It is the internal resources of the individual persons who become patients that constitute the major untapped resource that the whole person care and medicine needs to harness effectively in the twenty-first century.´ ... The audience is everyone who is in the practice of medicine ... consumer of medical practice. ... the book is a very easy read ... . extremely worthwhile book to sensitize students to how medicine became what it is today, making it essential to every library associated with a teaching program.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2011)
Whole Person Care organizes the disparate strains of literature on this emerging field. The text clarifies the concept of 'whole person' and outlines the challenges and opportunities that death anxiety poses to the practice of whole person care.
Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Foreword.- Whole person care.- Suffering, whole person care, and the goals of medicine.- The healing journey.- The challenge of medical dichotomies and the congruent physician / patient relationship in medicine.- Separation-attachment theory in illness and the role of the healthcare practitioner.- Empathy, compassion and the goals of medicine.- Mindfulness and whole person care.- Healing, wounding, and the language of medicine.- Death anxiety: the challenge and the promise of whole person care.- Whole person self-care: self-care from the inside out.- Prevention and whole person care.- Whole person care and complementary and alternative therapies.- Spiritual dimensions of whole person care.- Whole person care and the revolution in genetics.- Whole person care on a busy medical ward.- Teaching whole person care in medical school.- Whole person care, professionalism, and the medical mandate.- Whole person care: Conclusions.- Appendix
From the reviews:
"The book is written by and for physicians (and medical students) and explores the existential challenges of the illness experience, the healing process and the nature of the clinical interaction. ... This is a thought-provoking book. ... this volume has provided many opportunities for reflection. I also found the extensive and up-to-date references very useful. I would recommend this book to those wanting to develop their own practice or to teach others." (Ofra Fried, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, February, 2012)
"'It is the internal resources of the individual persons who become patients that constitute the major untapped resource that the whole person care and medicine needs to harness effectively in the twenty-first century.' ... The audience is everyone who is in the practice of medicine ... consumer of medical practice. ... the book is a very easy read ... . extremely worthwhile book to sensitize students to how medicine became what it is today, making it essential to every library associated with a teaching program." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2011)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Foreword.- Whole person care.- Suffering, whole person care, and the goals of medicine.- The healing journey.- The challenge of medical dichotomies and the congruent physician / patient relationship in medicine.- Separation-attachment theory in illness and the role of the healthcare practitioner.- Empathy, compassion and the goals of medicine.- Mindfulness and whole person care.- Healing, wounding, and the language of medicine.- Death anxiety: the challenge and the promise of whole person care.- Whole person self-care: self-care from the inside out.- Prevention and whole person care.- Whole person care and complementary and alternative therapies.- Spiritual dimensions of whole person care.- Whole person care and the revolution in genetics.- Whole person care on a busy medical ward.- Teaching whole person care in medical school.- Whole person care, professionalism, and the medical mandate.- Whole person care: Conclusions.- Appendix
Targeted review of theoretical and clinical foundations of whole person care
Offers practitioners a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, skills and tools necessary for the practice of whole person care
Relevant to all areas of medical practice and to practitioners at all stages of development
