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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient / Norman Cousins.

Summary:

Norman Cousin's enormously influential best-selling book illustrates the concept at the heart of the holistic health principle: that the human mind is capable of promoting the body's potential for healing itself even when faced with a seemingly hopeless medical predicament. Recounting his personal experiences of working in close collaboration with his doctor to overcome a crippling and supposedly irreversible disease, Cousins outlines the life-saving and ultimately life-prolonging benefits to be gained by taking responsibility for one's own well-being. "I have learned," the author writes, "never to underestimate the capacity of the human mind and body to regenerate -- even when the prospects seem most wretched." This remarkable story of the triumph of the human spirit is inspirational reading for anyone contending with a serious illness.

Record details

ISBN: 0393041905 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780393041903 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0393326845 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780393326840 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 192 pages ; 19 cm
Publisher: New York ; W. W. Norton, 2001.

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Formatted Contents Note:

Anatomy of an illness as perceived the patient -- Mysterious placebo -- Creativity and longevity -- Pain is not the ultimate enemy -- Holistic health and healing -- What I learned from three Thousand doctors.