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A Place of Healing

by Michael Kearney
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Overview

Palliative care physician Michael Kearney proposes a new model which integrates the Western medical model of pain relief with the ancient holistic approach, termed 'Asklepian healing,' which involves working with the patient's own healing potential to relieve suffering.

About the Author, Michael Kearney

Michael Kearney is Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Our Lady's Hospice and St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. He is also Senior Tutor in Palliative Medicine at University College Dublin, and has lectured internationally on palliative care. He is particularly interested in the psychological and spiritual aspects of caring for the terminally ill.

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Book Details

Published
October 12, 2000
Publisher
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2000.
Pages
246
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780192632388

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