“First, a sad paradox. Medical research has become more laboratory oriented in the last fifty years. To be sure, this shift has produced some impressive results. But at the same time, human biology is not exclusively mechanical, and there are limits to what the laboratory can accurately study. The laboratory study of infectious diseases has been magnificent—it is very straightforward. But its very success has deflected attention from the influence of emotions. As a result, medical research has failed abysmally in many areas.”
― The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
― The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
“It’s all in your mind” is almost insulting, implying there’s something strange or weak about you or that the symptoms are in your imagination. This is most unfortunate, since the symptoms are very real, the result of a very physical process.”
― The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
― The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
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