Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration.
Cousins, Norman.
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration. / Norman Cousins. - , New York Norton , ©1979. - 192p. :22cm.
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.
9780393326840
Donated by Prof. J P Gupta
American Biography
Biographies
Collagen diseases Patients.
Holistic Health
616 COU
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration. / Norman Cousins. - , New York Norton , ©1979. - 192p. :22cm.
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.
9780393326840
Donated by Prof. J P Gupta
American Biography
Biographies
Collagen diseases Patients.
Holistic Health
616 COU
