Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient / Norman Cousins.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2001.Description: 192 p. ; 19 cmISBN:- 0393041905
- 9780393041903 (pbk.)
- 362.19677 22
- RC924 .C65 2001
- 44.07
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Book | Richfield Campus Library Richfield Campus - Main Book Collection | 362.1967 C8365a | 1 | Available | 34230000039852 |
Anatomy of an illness as perceived the patient -- Mysterious placebo -- Creativity and longevity -- Pain is not the ultimate enemy -- Holistic health and healing -- What I learned from three Thousand doctors.
Norman Cousin's enormously influential best-selling book illustrates the concept at the heart of the holistic health principle: that the human mind is capable of promoting the body's potential for healing itself even when faced with a seemingly hopeless medical predicament. Recounting his personal experiences of working in close collaboration with his doctor to overcome a crippling and supposedly irreversible disease, Cousins outlines the life-saving and ultimately life-prolonging benefits to be gained by taking responsibility for one's own well-being. "I have learned," the author writes, "never to underestimate the capacity of the human mind and body to regenerate -- even when the prospects seem most wretched." This remarkable story of the triumph of the human spirit is inspirational reading for anyone contending with a serious illness.
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