Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient
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Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient is a landmark autobiographical book by Norman Cousins that explores the role of positive attitude, humor, and patient involvement in the healing process.
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| Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates |
active patient role in healing
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integration of emotional and spiritual factors in medicine ⓘ |
| author | Norman Cousins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norman Cousins' personal medical history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Norman Cousins' experience with serious illness
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collaboration with physicians during treatment ⓘ use of laughter and comedy films as therapy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
doctor–patient relationship
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psychoneuroimmunology concepts ⓘ role of emotions in healing ⓘ self-help approaches to serious illness ⓘ use of humor in coping with illness ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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health and wellness literature ⓘ medical non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collaboration between patient and physician
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hope in the face of serious illness ⓘ limitations of purely biomedical models ⓘ power of belief and expectation ⓘ subjective experience of illness ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of patient-centered care concepts
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interest in laughter therapy ⓘ public discourse on mind–body medicine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
healing
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laughter therapy ⓘ mind–body connection ⓘ patient experience ⓘ patient participation in treatment ⓘ positive attitude in medicine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating patient involvement in medical decisions
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influencing holistic and integrative medicine ⓘ popularizing the idea that attitude affects health outcomes ⓘ use of personal illness narrative as medical case study ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
holistic medicine
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integrative medicine ⓘ placebo effect ⓘ psychosomatic medicine ⓘ stress and immunity ⓘ |
| subtitle | Reflections on Healing and Regeneration ⓘ |
| title | Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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