Reviews for Care of the Soul In Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, and the People Who Care for Them

The average rating for Care of the Soul In Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, and the People Who Care for Them based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-05 00:00:00 David Henry I read Thomas More's first book Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life and found it very enlightening. I was however rather disappointed in this offering. Thomas Moore has some important things to say about the practice of medicine but I do feel that putting it into the context of soul and spirit is not a particularly good fit in this case. Some of the suggestions (having a dream chart next the medical chart in a patient's room for example) seems rather ludicrous to me. I think the point he is trying to make is that imagery is an important way for patients to speak about their illness, but as a patient, I think I would like to keep my dreams to myself. Basically the book is saying that Medicine should not be impersonal, and that arrogance on behalf of doctors is counter-productive. Everything should be done to help the patient feel comfortable and have dignity. I certainly will not argue with that, but I feel that this book relies too heavily on the writer's Catholic beliefs to be helpful to other who do not share his religious convictions.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-07 00:00:00 Donald Donahue Gracias a este libro descubrí a Thomas Moore, quien es claro, preciso e invita a reflexionar sobre temas relevantes de la existencia humana. Dirigido a médicos, enfermeras y pacientes, así que nos concierne a todos.