Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Holistic healing is based on the belief that a patient should be helped by a single doctor, who, according to author Dr. Diamond, believes that “A true understanding of a patient is an understanding of his or her total universe.” The caregiver must recognize the patient’s individuality, as well as appreciate the myriad of interrelationships in that person’s universe. In Holism and Beyond, Dr. Diamond presents a complete explanation of his healing process, which epitomizes the very essence of holism.Synopsis
Here, at last, is a statement from one of our foremost senior practitioners of holistic healing, tracing the concept of holism from its primary roots to a new and exciting perspective which epitomizes its very essence.
John Diamond, M.D., D.P.M., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., M.R.C.Psych., F.I.A.P.M., D.I.B.A.K., past President of the International Academy of Preventive Medicine, bases his concept of Holism on his over forty years of extensive research and experience in psychiatry, holistic medicine, the humanities, the arts and healing. "I believe the ultimate questions of philosophy are: Who am I in Existence? And Where? And Why? And to know this and to teach it is the only way to overcome the sufferer's anguish. So I am more and more drawn to philosophy and less and less attracted to medicine (which breaks wholes down into even smaller bits). And the philosophy I am drawn to more and more is the one, of course, which views things, people, in the whole. I hope that some time in the future the holistic practitioner will be well-grounded in philosophy infinitely more so than I am with my smattering of readings here and there. It is what it has to be. It is philosophy but not in the head in the heart."
East West Journal
A rare blend of psychiatrist, traditional healer and spiritual guide. He has combined an eclectic array of cultural and healing arts to address the intractable issues of the human soul. This is a man who speaks plainly and clearly about spiritual matters.