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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 26, 2012 - Issue 2
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NARRATIVES OF PAIN SUFFERING AND RELIEF

On Talking and Touching in Medicine

Howard BrodyHoward Brody, MD, PhD, is the John P. McGovern Centennial Chair in Family Medicine and Director, Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 165-166 | Published online: 22 May 2012
 
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EDITOR'S ABSTRACT

Dr. Howard Brody, a leader in bioethics and medical humanities, describes how human touch impacts pain management outcomes. The symbolism of positive meaning versus negative meaning and how they effect patients’ perception of pain are explored.

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