Cohen, Ed
On Learning to Heal: or, What Medicine Doesn't Know (Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478019329
- author:
- Cohen, Ed
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Gender Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
At thirteen, Ed Cohen was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic condition that nearly killed him in his early twenties. His doctors told him that the best he could hope for was periods of remission, but never mentioned healing as a possibility.
On Learning to Heal explores how Western medicine's shift from an "art of healing" to a "science of medicine" affects both medical practitioners and their patients. Through his own experiences with the condition, Cohen argues that learning to heal requires us to desire and value healing as a vital possibility.
This book advocates for reviving healing's role for all those whose lives are touched by illness, offering a new perspective on the possibilities of healing beyond the reach of medicine.
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