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Cure Within A History of Mind Body Medicine

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ISBN-10: 0393333973

ISBN-13: 9780393333978

Edition: 2009

Authors: Anne Harrington, A. Harrington

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"A splendid history of mind-body medicine...a book that desperately needed to be written."--Jerome Groopman,New York Times Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter. But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles. 36 illustrations . "This…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 338
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.23" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Anne Harrington is senior lecturer in law and ethics, management and education at City University. Anne has been teaching for nearly twenty years, she is passionate about supporting and enhancing students' learning experience. Her PhD in Education focused on the students' experience of academic support in higher education and reported that many of them who had their prior academic education overseas found it difficult to develop critical and analytical thinking when writing their essay.

Acknowledgments
Introduction Stories, Science, and Culture under the Skin
The Power of Suggestion
The Body That Speaks
The Power of Positive Thinking
Broken by Modern Life
Healing Ties
Eastward Journeys
Conclusion Making Sense of Mind-Body Medicine
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index