| The Healing Bond: The Patient-Practitioner Relationship and Therapeutic Responsibility Contributor(s): Budd, Susan (Editor), Sharma, Ursula (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415090520 ISBN-13: 9780415090520 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1994 Annotation: By considering the nature of the relationship between patient and healer, b /b b i The Healing Bond /i /b explores the responsibilities of both, with a special emphasis on the therapeutic responsibility. The editors and contributors examine both orthodox and unorthodox forms of healing practice and apply a variety of professional and analytic perspectives to the medical profession as a whole. They look at specific areas of health such as midwifery, psychoanalysis, naturopathy, the relations between medicine and state, and the appeal of "quacks." Particular issues of current concern are also discussed, including medical litigation, codes of ethics among complementary practitioners and cooperation between orthodox and complementary medicine practitioners. br br Contributors: Mary Douglas, Calliope Farsides, David Peters, Roy Porter, Richenda Power, Margaret Stacey, Robert Sumerling, and Gillian Vanhegan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Health & Fitness - Psychology |
| Dewey: 306.461 |
| LCCN: 94000990 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging questions for the medical establishment and the state. By confronting these questions, The Healing Bond makes an important contribution to current debates about health care. The contributors, who are all experts in the fields of health care, social science and the law, focus on the relationship between patient and healer in both orthodox and non-orthodox forms of healing practice. They consider whether different forms of healing involve widely differing conceptions of the role and responsibilities of the healer, and deal with topical issues such as medical litigation, codes of ethics for complementary practitioners, and co-operation between orthodox and complementary medicine. |