Introduction to humanistic medicine and medical humanity
- VernacularTitle:人文医学和医学人文学引论
- Author:
Ronghua PAN
;
Fang YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Humanistic medicine;
Medical humanity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
1996;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The authors first give a detailed account of the background against which humanistic medicine came into being and then expound the connotations of humanistic medicine. These include the following aspects. The first one is humanism and the humanistic spirit. The second one is humanistic medicine and the three implications it embodies. The authors argue that humanistic medicine, taken as the science of benevolence, ought to regard the patient as the unity of three aspects, physiological, psychological and social. The third one is medical humanity, viz. medical humanity is indispensable to the advancement from physiological medicine to humanistic medicine. As to what disciplines are involved in medical humanity, no final conclusion has yet been reached on this matter so far.
