Medical philosophy : a philosophical analysis of patient self-perception in diagnostics and therapy /

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Author / Creator:	Tomasi, David Låg, author.
Imprint:	Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2016] ©2016
Description:	352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in medical philosophy, 2367-4377 ; vol. 1 Studies in medical philosophy ; 1.
Subject:	Medicine -- Philosophy. Medicine -- Philosophy. Philosophy, Medical.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11038320

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ISBN:	9783838209753 3838209753
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-352).
Summary:	"This innovative book clarifies the distinction between philosophy of medicine and medical philosophy, expanding the focus from the 'knowing that' of the first to the 'knowing how' of the latter. The idea of patient and provider self-discovery becomes the method and strategy at the basis of therapeutic treatment. It develops the concept of 'Central Medicine', aimed at overcoming the dichotomies of Western-Eastern medicine and Traditional-Integrative approaches. Evidence-based and patient-centered medicine are analyzed in the context of the debate on placebo and non-specific effects alongside clinical research on the patient-doctor relationship, and the interactive nature of human relationships in general, including factors such as environment, personal beliefs, and perspectives on life's meaning and purpose. Tomasi's research incorporates neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and medicine in a clear, readable, and detailed way, satisfying the needs of professionals, students, and anyone who enjoys the exploration of the complexity of human mind, brain, and heart"--Page 4 of cover.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1. A brief history of Medical Philosophy
1.1. General Aspects
1.2. Application and epistemological considerations
a. Defining the questions
b. Medicine as art, science, and technology
c. Self-Image, Academic Achievement, Healing Process
Chapter 2. Philosophy as basic approach to Medicine
2.1. Hermeneutics and Evidence-Based Medicine
2.2. Truth in Method
a. Understanding the Language
b. Clinical Reasoning
c. Medicine and Psychology: Philosophical background and Scientific method
Chapter 3. Between Neuroscience and Phenomenology
3.1. Hegel, Merleau-Ponty and Natural Religion: Where are we now?
3.2. Theoretically grounded, empirically supported: The mind-brain Problem
a. An analysis of terms
b. Suggesting a model
c. Explanation of the goal
Chapter 4. The Patient at the center of therapy
4.1. Patient's communication, perception and self-perception
4.2. The search for meaning
a. Human, All Too Human
b. Experimental Philosophy
c. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Chapter 5. Complementary, Alternative, Traditional Medicine
5.1. I shall please, I will please
5.2. Integrating, complementing, completing
a. A logical examination: Central Medicine
b. Efficacy, Efficiency, Effectiveness
c. Culture and Identity
Chapter 6. Beyond the realms of this world
6.1. Camus, Sartre, and God: where are we now?
6.2. Alfa et Omega, Diagnosis et Prognosis
a. The time of our life
b. Multiple Perspectives
c. Near Death Experience and a Mindful Awareness
Chapter 7. Translational science
7.1. Taxonomic considerations
7.2. Applied Medical Philosophy
a. The Third Way
b. Finding Balance
c. Research and beyond
Conclusion
Aterword
Appendix Empirical Research at the University of Vermont Medical Center
1. Introduction
2. Objective
3. Methods
4. Protocol
5. Approvals
6. Structure
7. Subject Selection
8. Administration
9. Personeel involved in the Study
10. Presenting the Data
a. General Considerations
b. Views on Life's Meaning and Purpose
c. Patient Perception in Diagnostics and Therapy
11. Survey & Questionnaires, Original Format
Part 1. Patient Satisfaction Focus Group Survey
Part 2. Health Perception Survey
12. Selection of Comments
Part 1. Patient Satisfaction Focus Group Survey
Part 2. Health Perception Survey
13. Conclusion
References and Further Readings
1. Bibliography
2. Quoted Works
3. Other Sources

Medical philosophy : a philosophical analysis of patient self-perception in diagnostics and therapy /

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