The Communication Panacea: Pediatrics and General Semantics

by Eva Berger, Isaac Berger, Institute of General Semantics

Book Overview

The Communication Panacea: Pediatrics and General Semantics fills a major gap in the study of the modern doctor-patient relationship, applying the principles of General Semantics to the uncanny communicative processes affecting the way patients perceive their illness, as well as their response to it. Writing in the tradition of Neil Postman, Ivan Illich, and Susan Sontag, this collaboration between a doctor of philosophy and a doctor of medicine combines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986076481
• ISBN13: 9780986076480
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Institute of General Semantics
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"