Author: Clifton K. Meador M.D.
Edition: 1
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 082651474X
Symptoms of Unknown Origin: A Medical Odyssey
For years after graduating from medical school, Dr. Medical books Symptoms of Unknown Origin. Clifton K. Meador assumed that symptoms of the body, when obviously not imaginary, indicate a disease of the body--something to be treated with drugs, surgery, or other traditional means. But, over several decades, as he saw patients with clear symptoms but no discernable disease, he concluded that his own assumptions were too narrow and, indeed, that the underlying basis for much of clinical medicine was severely limited.
Recounting a series of fascinating case studies, Meador shows in this book how he came to reject a strict adherence to the prevailing biomolecular model of disease and its separation of mind and body Medical books Symptoms Of Unknown Origin A Medical Odyssey, 9780826514745. Symptoms Of Unknown Origin A Medical Odyssey, ISBN-13: 9780826514745, ISBN-10: 082651474X
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A doctor?s fascinating encounters with ?nondisease? and how physicians can recognize and treat patients with symptoms that might at first appear imaginary
A doctor's fascinating encounters with "nondisease" and how physicians can recognize and treat patients with symptoms that might at first appear imaginary
Medical Book Symptoms of Unknown Origin
Clifton K. Meador assumed that symptoms of the body, when obviously not imaginary, indicate a disease of the body--something to be treated with drugs, surgery, or other traditional means. But, over several decades, as he saw patients with clear symptoms but no discernable disease, he concluded that his own assumptions were too narrow and, indeed, that the underlying basis for much of clinical medicine was severely limited.
Recounting a series of fascinating case studies, Meador shows in this book how he came to reject a strict adherence to the prevailing biomolecular model of disease and its separation of mind and body. He studied other theories and approaches--George Engel's biopsychosocial model of disease, Michael Balint's study of physicians as pharmacological agents--and adjusted his practice accordingly to treat what he called "nondisease." He had to retool, learn new and more in-depth interviewing and listening techniques, and undergo what Balint termed a "slight but significant change in personality."
In chapters like "The Woman Who Believed She Was a Man" and "The Diarrhea of Agnes," Meador reveals both the considerable harm that can result from wrong diagnoses of nonexistent diseases and the methods he developed to help patients with chronic symptoms not defined by a medical disease. Throughout the book, he recommends subsequent studies to test his observations, and he urges full application of the scientific method to the doctor-patient relationship, pointing out that few objective studies of these all-important interactions have ever been done.
