The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine by Eric J Cassell

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine by Eric J Cassell

Here is a thoroughly updated edition of a classic in palliative medicine. Two new chapters have been added to the 1991 edition, along with a new preface summarizing where progress has been made and where it has not in the area of pain management. This book addresses the timely issue of doctor-patient relationships arguing that the patient, not the disease, should be the central focus of medicine. Included are a number of compelling patient narratives.

[The author's] position is humane and compassionate and willing to address that which scares many clinicians - uncertainty and imperfectionI highly recommend this thorough and thoughtful book to anyone who grapples with the problem of human suffering in the midst of illness. * Palliative Medicine, 18 *
Cassell's arguments and discussions are clear and logical and his style makes it a pleasure to read. It is also clinically practical, with many case histories used to introduce and illustrate the discussion. Highly recommended. * IAHPC Website *

Eric J Cassell is Clinical Professor of Public Health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an attending physician at The New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is a Fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hastings Center, as well as a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a Master of the American College of Physicians. His recent books include Changing Values in Medicine, Talking with Patients, and Doctoring.

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ISBN 13	9780195156164
ISBN 10	0195156161
Title	The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine
Author	Eric J Cassell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2004-04-08
Number of pages	336
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