![]() ![]() Physician and philosopher Daniel Sulmasy is uniquely qualified to guide readers through this terrain. But how can health care workers translate these concepts into practice? How can they strike an appropriate balance, integrating and affirming spirituality without abandoning centuries of science or unwittingly adopting pseudoscience? This movement is reflected in medical school curricula, in which courses in spirituality and health care are taught alongside anatomy and physiology. Patients want a form of medicine that can heal them in body and soul. Though not willing to give up scientific progress and all it has to offer, they sense the need for more. Today, patients voice their desires to be seen not just as bodies, but as whole people. Fortunately, as this engrossing book demonstrates, the damage is not irreparable. The Rebirth of the Clinic begins with a bold assertion: the doctor-patient relationship is sick. ![]()
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