The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine
| Author | : Anne Harrington |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2009-02-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393071085 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393071081 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (081 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine written by Anne Harrington and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A splendid history of mind-body medicine...a book that desperately needed to be written." —Jerome Groopman, New York Times Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter. But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.
