Crenner Private Practice

In the Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office of Dr. Richard Cabot
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4214-2938-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

The beginning of the twentieth century marked the rise of advanced medical technologies, allowing doctors to diagnose and treat diseases in new ways. Although American physicians accepted the validity of the new science of medicine, they were sometimes reluctant to trust technology over their professional judgment or intuition. Likewise, patients raised their own suspicions about the new scientific tools, sometimes resisting or contradicting the advice of their physicians.

Here Christopher Crenner examines a critical period in medical history, focusing on the office practice of Boston physician Richard Cabot. Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies—especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient—providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crenner, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Authority of a Scientific Doctor
Chapter 2. Organizing a Private Office: Between Home and Hospital
Chapter 3. The Diagnosis of Hidden Disease
Chapter 4. Treatment: How to Know What Works
Chapter 5. Nervous Disease and Personal Identity
Chapter 6. Medical Care for the Dying, in Principle and in Fact
Chapter 7. From Cabot's Day to Ours: Ideals of the Medical Relationship
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Crenner, Christopher
Christopher Crenner is chair of the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine and an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.