| Lost in translation: bibliotherapy and evidence-based medicine. | |
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PMID: 18074207 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Evidence-based medicine's (EBM) quantitative methodologies reflect medical science's long-standing mistrust of the imprecision and subjectivity of ordinary descriptive language. However, EBM's attempts to replace subjectivity with precise empirical methods are problematic when clinicians must negotiate between scientific medicine and patients' experience. This problem is evident in the case of bibliotherapy (patient reading as treatment modality), a practice widespread despite its reliance on anecdotal evidence. While EBM purports to replace such flawed practice with reliable evidence-based methods, this essay argues that its aversion to subjective language prevents EBM from effectively evaluating bibliotherapy or making it amenable to clinical and research governance. |
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Authors:
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Deborah Dysart-Gale |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of medical humanities Volume: 29 ISSN: 1041-3545 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Humanit Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-21 Completed Date: 2008-03-31 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8917478 Medline TA: J Med Humanit Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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General Studies Unit, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Dysart@encs.concordia.ca |
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Bibliotherapy* Evidence-Based Medicine* Humanities Humans United States |
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