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The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care

  • 1st Edition - May 13, 1998
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Annie Mitchell, Maggie Cormack
  • Language: English

Research-based and clinically relevant, the authors explore the crucial role of 'non-specific' aspects of treatment, such as trust, care, positive expectations and understanding in… Read more

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Description

Research-based and clinically relevant, the authors explore the crucial role of 'non-specific' aspects of treatment, such as trust, care, positive expectations and understanding in the healing process. It has much to offer all health care professionals concerned with holistic practice and with helping patients to promote their own health.

Key features

  • Covers a very topical area
    • Patient-centred approach very current
  • Uses published research and established theory to develop a model of the process of healing--authoritative and practical
    • Relevant to all healthcare workers, including holistic care practitioners, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists

    Readership

    All complementary medicine specialists.

    Table of contents

    Promoting Self-Healing Through the Therapeutic Relationship. The Nature of Health and Illness. Towards a Model of Treatment in Health Care. What Do Patients Want?. Communication and Illness: the Meaning of Illness for Patients. What Makes Change Happen in Treatment?. Power in Treatment. The Process of Treatment. The Health of the Practitioner/ Conclusion: Centrality of the Therapeutic Relationship.

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: June 16, 1998
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    AM

    Annie Mitchell

    Affiliations and expertise
    Lecturer in Psychology and Clinical Director, Doctorate in Clinical and Community Psychology, School of Psychology, Washington Singer Building, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

    MC

    Maggie Cormack

    Affiliations and expertise
    Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exter, Exter, UK