The pain chronicles cures, myths, mysteries, prayers, diaries, brain scan, healing, and the science of suffering

The pain chronicles cures, myths, mysteries, prayers, diaries, brain scan, healing, and the science of suffering

In "The Pain Chronicles", a singular and deeply humane work, Melanie Thernstrom traces conceptions of pain throughout the ages - from ancient Babylonian pain-banishing spells to modern brain imaging - to reveal the elusive, mysterious nature of pain itself. Interweaving first-person reflec...

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Main Author: Thernstrom, Melanie 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
Edition:first edition
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Pain > Personal Narrative > etiology
Chronic Disease > Personal Narratives > psychology
Chronic Disease > Personal Narratives > therapy
Pain Management > Personal Narratives
Pain > Personal Narratives > psychology
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