Full Description
Medicine of the Person is an international, multi-faith exploration of the demonstrable need to integrate the scientific basis of healthcare more fully with spiritual, religious and ethical values.
Informed by the principle of 'medicine of the person', the contributors argue for a medical practice which takes account of personal relationships, spirituality, ethics and theology in keeping with the ideas and beliefs of Paul Tournier, an influential Swiss general practitioner whose thinking has had a substantial impact on routine patient care relevant to national health services. Bridging the gap between the basic sciences and faith traditions, the contributors discuss notions of personhood in different faiths and its consideration in spirituality and mental health issues, general practice issues, public health, home care for the elderly and neuroscience.
This volume offers a broad spectrum of approaches to the needs of patients and is a key text for students of the health disciplines, and practitioners and managers in these fields.
Contents
Foreword. Julia Neuberger, House of Lords, London. Acknowledgements. Preface. John Cox, World Psychiatric Association, Geneva. 1. Introduction: At the Heart of Healing. Bill K.W.M. Fulford, University of Warwick, Alastair V. Campbell, University of Singapore and John Cox, University of Keele. PART 1 - Medicine of the Person: Paul Tournier's Vision. 2. The Man and His Message. Hans-Rudolf Pfeifer, Paul Tournier Association, Switzerland, and John Cox, University of Keele. 3. Retaining the Person in Medical Science. Bernard Ruedi, Universities of Lausanne and Neuchâtel. 4. The Bible and Medical Practice. John Clark, Paul Tournier Research Project at Exeter University. 5. The Value of Values - Do They Go Deep Enough? Martin Conway, Formerly of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. PART 2 - Faith Traditions and Medicine of the Person. 6. The Christian Tradition of Spiritual Direction as a Sketch for a Strong Theology of Diversity. Robert Atwell, St Mary's, Primrose Hill and Bill (K. W. M.) Fulford, Universities of Oxford and Warwick. 7. Personhood in Health Care: Jewish Approaches. Claire Hilton, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust and Michael Hilton, Kol Chai Hatch End Jewish Community, London. 8. The Individual Versus the Family: An Islamic and Traditional Societies Perspective. Ahmed Okasha, Ain Shams University, Cairo. 9. Hindu and Ayurvedic Understandings of the Person. Dinesh Bhugra, Institute of Psychiatry, London. PART 3 - Medicine of the Person in Contemporary Practice. 10. Spirituality and Mental Health: Practical Proposals for Action. Peter Gilbert, National Institute for Mental Health in England and Staffordshire University. 11. Beyond the Solitude for Two; Justice, Theology and General Practice. Thierry Collaud, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. 12. Spirituality and Care: A Public Health Perspective. Tom Fryers, University of Leicester. 13. Re-Emergence of Home Health Care: A Holistic Response to Aging and Consumer Empowerment. Mike Magee, Medical Humanities Initiative, New York. 14. Neuroscience and Belief: A Christian Perspective. Andrew Sims, University of Leeds. Bibliography. Hans-Rudolf Pfeifer. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.
