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Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived By the Patient » (20th Anniversary Edition)
Authors: Norman Cousins
ISBN-13: 9780393326840, ISBN-10: 0393326845
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: 20th Anniversary Edition
Author Biography: Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins was a longtime editor of the Saturday Review and the author of eleven books on health and healing, among other works.
Book Synopsis
The best-selling, groundbreaking classic by Norman Cousins on combating life-threatening illness through humor and patient participation in care.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 9 | |
| Acknowledgments | 25 | |
| 1 | Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient | 29 |
| 2 | The Mysterious Placebo | 55 |
| 3 | Creativity and Longevity | 79 |
| 4 | Pain Is Not the Ultimate Enemy | 99 |
| 5 | Holistic Health and Healing | 121 |
| 6 | What I Learned from Three Thousand Doctors | 139 |
| Bibliography | 180 |
Subjects
Biography
Doctors & Patients Patient Narratives
Biography All Biography Medical Figures & Patient Narratives
Nonfiction Biography Doctors & Patients
Nonfiction Biography All Biography
Nonfiction Medicine Medicine
Doctors & Patients Patient NarrativesBiography
All Biography Medical Figures & Patient NarrativesNonfiction
Biography Doctors & PatientsNonfiction
Biography All BiographyNonfiction
Medicine Medicine