Health humanities

Author(s)

• Crawford, Paul

Bibliographic Information

Health humanities

Paul Crawford ... [et al.]

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-181) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first manifesto for Health Humanities worldwide. It sets out the context for this emergent and innovative field which extends beyond Medical Humanities to advance the inclusion and impact of the arts and humanities in healthcare, health and well-being.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Health Humanities 2. Anthropology and the Study of Culture 3. Applied Literature 4. Narrative and Applied Linguistics 5. Performing Arts and the Aesthetics of Health 6. Visual Art and Transformation 7. Practice Based Evidence: Delivering Humanities into Health Care 8. Creative Practice as Mutual Recovery Concluding Remarks Bibliography

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB27299202
• ISBN:
  • 9781137282590
• LCCN: 2014038800
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 194 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : R723
  • NLM : W 61
  • DC23 : 610.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Medicine -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Medical personnel -- Training of
  • LCSH : Humanities
  • MESH : Philosophy, Medical
  • MESH : Health Personnel -- education
  • MESH : Humanities