Attending : medicine, mindfulness, and humanity

Summary: "The first book for the general public about mindfulness and medical practice, a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most--safe, effective, patient-centered, compassionate care--from the foremost expert in the field, "--Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501121715
ISBN: 1501121715
ISBN: 9781501121722
ISBN: 1501121723
ISBN: 9781501121739
Physical Description: print
x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Being mindful -- Attending -- Curiosity -- Beginner's mind -- Being present -- Navigating without a map -- Responding to suffering -- The shaky state of compassion -- When bad things happen -- Healing the healer -- Becoming mindful -- Imagining a mindful health care system.