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The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care

Annie Mitchell (Author), Maggie Cormack (Author)

9780443053191, Elsevier Health Sciences

Paperback / softback, published 13 May 1998

176 pages, 2 ills.
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.28 kg

Research-based and clinically relevant, the authors explore the crucial role of 'non-specific' aspects of treatment, such as trust, care, positive expectations and understanding in the healing process. It has much to offer all health care professionals concerned with holistic practice and with helping patients to promote their own health.

  • Covers a very topical area
    • Patient-centred approach very current
  • Uses published research and established theory to develop a model of the process of healing--authoritative and practical
    • Relevant to all healthcare workers, including holistic care practitioners, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists

    Promoting Self-Healing Through the Therapeutic Relationship. The Nature of Health and Illness. Towards a Model of Treatment in Health Care. What Do Patients Want?. Communication and Illness: the Meaning of Illness for Patients. What Makes Change Happen in Treatment?. Power in Treatment. The Process of Treatment. The Health of the Practitioner/ Conclusion: Centrality of the Therapeutic Relationship.

    Subject Areas: Complementary medicine [MX]
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