The Healing Heart
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The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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| The Healing Heart canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates |
active patient participation in healing
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cultivation of positive emotional states ⓘ use of humor as therapeutic tool ⓘ |
| author | Norman Cousins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
impact of laughter on health outcomes
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integration of medicine and psychology ⓘ placebo-like effects of hope and optimism ⓘ relationship between emotions and immune function ⓘ role of belief and expectation in healing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional factors in physical health
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patient attitudes toward illness ⓘ recovery from serious illness ⓘ |
| genre |
health literature
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non-fiction ⓘ popular medicine ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
holistic health
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patient-centered ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
chronic illness
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complementary and alternative medicine ⓘ psychological resilience ⓘ stress and disease ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norman Cousins' personal illness experiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coping with serious illness
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mind–body connection ⓘ power of positive emotions ⓘ psychoneuroimmunology concepts ⓘ role of humor in healing ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Anatomy of an Illness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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health professionals interested in mind–body medicine ⓘ patients with serious illness ⓘ |
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