Medical humanities: an introduction

by Cole, Thomas R.

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Title Statements

Full title :Medical humanities : an introduction / Thomas R. Cole, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Nathan S. Carlin, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Ronald A. Carson, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Summary

"This textbook brings the humanities to students in order to evoke the humanity of students. It helps to form individuals who take charge of their own minds, who are free from narrow and unreflective forms of thought, and who act compassionately in their public and professional worlds. Using concepts and methods of the humanities, the book addresses undergraduate and premed students, medical students, and students in other health professions, as well as physicians and other healthcare practitioners. It encourages them to consider the ethical and existential issues related to the experience of disease, care of the dying, health policy, religion and health, and medical technology. Case studies, images, questions for discussion, and role-playing exercises help readers to engage in the practical, interpretive, and analytical aspects of the material, developing skills for critical thinking as well as compassionate care."--Publisher's website.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 450 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107015623, 1107015626, 9781107614178, 1107614171, 1316147126, 9781316147122
oclc:ocn881167674
LC Classification:R724
Dewey Decimal:174.2

Part I. History and Medicine: -- Part II. Literature, the Arts, and Medicine: -- Part III. Philosophy and Medicine: -- Part IV. Religion and Medicine.

Subjects

Ethics, Medical Éthique médicale Médecine -- Aspect religieux Médecine -- Philosophie Médecine dans la littérature Médecine et sciences humaines Medical ethics Medical personnel and patient Medicine -- Philosophy Medicine -- Religious aspects Medicine and the humanities Medicine in Literature Medicine in the Arts Medicinsk etik Philosophy, Medical Professional-Patient Relations Relations personnel médical-patient Religion and Medicine