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The anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness / by Jerome Groopman
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TextPublication details: New York : Random House, 2004Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 248 pages ; 24 cmISBN: - 0375506381
- 9780375506383
- 0375433325
- 9780375433320
- 096581131X
- 9780965811316
- ARCH YNDC 616.001 G876A 22
- R726.5 .G76 2004
- 2004 B-035
- WB 880
Contents:
Summary: The author shares what he has learned about hope caring for patients with cancer, blood diseases, HIV, and hepatitis C, and discusses his personal experience with hope which led him to investigate whether there is a scientific basis for believing hope contributes to recovery
Introduction : the anatomy of hope -- A note from the author -- Unprepared -- False hope, true hope -- The right to hope -- Step by step -- Undying hope -- Exiting a labyrinth of pain -- The biology of hope -- Deconstructing hope -- Conclusion : lessons learned -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index
Introduction : the anatomy of hope -- A note from the author -- Unprepared -- False hope, true hope -- The right to hope -- Step by step -- Undying hope -- Exiting a labyrinth of pain -- The biology of hope -- Deconstructing hope -- Conclusion : lessons learned -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
The author shares what he has learned about hope caring for patients with cancer, blood diseases, HIV, and hepatitis C, and discusses his personal experience with hope which led him to investigate whether there is a scientific basis for believing hope contributes to recovery
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