TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evans,Martyn
AU  - Ahlzén,Rolf
AU  - Louhiala,Pekka
AU  - Gordon,J.Jill
TI  - Medical humanities companion
SN  - 9781909368309 (set)
AV  - R702 .M385 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Radcliffe Publishing
KW  - Medicine and the humanities
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Clinical medicine
KW  - Sick
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Symptoms
KW  - Diagnosis
KW  - Therapeutics
KW  - Prognosis
KW  - Physician and patient
KW  - Communication in medicine
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Physician-Patient Relations
KW  - Humanism
KW  - Signs and Symptoms
KW  - psychology
KW  - Communication
KW  - Medical History Taking
KW  - Attitude to Health
KW  - Illness Behavior
KW  - Sick Role
KW  - Ethics, Medical
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Vol. 1. Symptom / edited by Martyn Evans, Rolf Ahlzén, Iona Heath, Jane MacNaughton -- v. 2. Diagnosis / edited by Rolf Ahlzén, Martyn Evans, Pekka Louhiala, Raimo Puustinen -- v. 3. Treatment / edited by Pekka Louhiala, Iona Heath, John Saunders -- v. 4. Prognosis / edited by Jill Gordon, Jane MacNaughton, Carl Rudebeck
N2  - Using fictionalized case studies this series follows four patients through the medical process, from onset (Symptom) through Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis; Volume 1: Symptom. Examines the idea of 'symptom' as a route to understanding the structure of clinical practice -- Volume 2: Diagnosis. Explores the meaning of 'diagnosis' as a complex, culturally mediated interaction between individuals, scientific discoveries, social negotiation and historical change. -- Volume 3: Treatment. Considers the concept of treatment as an active process which produces an outcome, be it effective, inappropriate or inadequate. Enlightening reading. -- Volume 4: Prognosis. Contemplates the challenge of the prognosis, attempting to make sense of life and death. Considers, through personal and professional perspectives, the role of the medical profession in guiding patient experience.--
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