{"product_id":"the-nature-of-suffering-and-the-goals-of-medicine-2nd-edition","title":"The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine  2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine  originally published in 1991. With three added chapters and a new preface summarizing our progress in the area of pain management  this is a must-hve for those in palliative medicine and hospice care.  The obligation of physicians to relieve human suffering stretches back into antiquity. But what exactly  is suffering? One patient with metastic cancer of the stomach  from which he knew he would shortly die  said he was not suffering. Another  someone who had been operated on for a mior problem--in little pain and not seemingly distressed--said that even coming into the hospital had been a source of pain and not suffering. With such varied responses to the problem of suffering  inevitable questions arise. Is it the doctors responsibility to treat the disease or the patient? And what is the relationship between suffering and the goals of medicine?  According to Dr. Eric Cassell  these are crucial questions  but unfortunately  have remained only queries void of adequate solutions. It is time for the sick person  Cassell believes  to be not merely an important concern for physicians but the central focus of medicine. With this in mind  Cassell argues for an understanding of what changes should be made in order to successfully treat the sick while alleviating suffering  and how to actually go about making these changes with the methods and training techniques firmly rooted in the doctors relationship with the patient.  Dr. Cassell offers an incisive critique of the approach of modern medicine. Drawing on a number of evocative patient narratives  he writes that the goal of medicine must be to treat an individuals suffering  and not just the disease. In addition  Cassells thoughtful and incisive argument will appeal to psychologists and psychiatrists interested in the nature of pain and suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945278107701,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195156161","price":33.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195156164.jpg?v=1769881055","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-nature-of-suffering-and-the-goals-of-medicine-2nd-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}