| Portraits of an illness. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19768179 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Access to patients' inner lives can be expanded and enriched by incorporating the arts and humanities into the clinical encounter. A series of self-portraits created by an artist undergoing induction chemotherapy for leukemia afforded a unique opportunity to concentrate one's gaze upon the patient as a stimulus for reflection on suffering and isolation of patients. Poetry and theater were also invaluable in expanding the physician's awareness of the shared experience of illness. The process highlights the central role of the "New Humanities" in modern medicine, where science informs the arts and the arts inform science and medicine. |
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Authors:
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Thomas P Duffy |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association Volume: 120 ISSN: 0065-7778 ISO Abbreviation: Trans. Am. Clin. Climatol. Assoc. Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-21 Completed Date: 2009-12-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7507559 Medline TA: Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 209-25 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Yale University, PO Box 208021, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Thomas.duffy@yale.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Antineoplastic Agents
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adverse effects,
therapeutic use Art* Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology Humans Illness Behavior* Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / psychology, therapy Patient Isolation / psychology Remission Induction Self Concept Time Factors |
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0/Antineoplastic Agents |
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