Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (Studies in Ancient Medicine, 45)

"Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World" is a book about the patients of the Graeco-Roman world, their role in the ancient medical encounters and their relationship to the health providers and medical practitioners of their time. This volume makes a strong claim for the relevance of a patient-centred approach to the history of ancient medicine. Attention to the experience of patients deepens our understanding of ancient societies and their medical markets, and enriches our knowledge of the history of ancient cultures. It is a first step towards shaping a history of the ancient patient s view, which will be of use not only to ancient historians, students of medical humanities, and historians of medicine, but also to any reader interested in medical ethics." Homo Patiens - Approaches To The Patient In The Ancient World Is A Book About The Patients Of The Graeco-roman World, Their Role In The Ancient Medical Encounters And Their Relationship To The Health Providers And Medical Practitioners Of Their Time. This Volume Makes A Strong Claim For The Relevance Of A Patient-centred Approach To The History Of Ancient Medicine. Attention To The Experience Of Patients Deepens Our Understanding Of Ancient Societies And Their Medical Markets, And Enriches Our Knowledge Of The History Of Indent Cultures. It Is A First Step Towards Shaping A History Of The Ancient Patient's View, Which Will Be Of Use Not Only To Ancient Historians, Students Of Medical Humanities, And Historians Of Medicine, But Also To Any Reader Interested In Medical Ethics. Introduction: Towards A History Of The Ancient Patient{u2019}s View / Georgia Petridou And Chiara Thumiger ; Part 1 -- Medical Authority And Patient Perspectives. 1 2this I Suffered In The Short Space Of My Life3. The Epitaph For Lucius Minicius Anthimianus (cig 3272; Peek Gv 1166) / Lutz A. Graumann And Manfred Horstmanshoff ; 2 Questioning The Patient, Questioning Hippocrates: Rufus Of Ephesus And The Pursuit Of Knowledge / Melinda Letts ; Part 2 -- Case Histories In The Hippocratic Corpus. 3 Patient Function And Physician Function In The Hippocratic Cases / Chiara Thumiger ; 4 Case History As Minority Report In The Hippocratic Epidemics 1 / John Z. Wee ; 5 Voice Pathologies And The {u2018}hippocratic Triangle{u2019}/ Colin Webster ; Part 3 -- Patients And Psychological Illness. 6 Galen{u2019}s Anxious Patients: Lypē As Anxiety Disorder / Susan P. Mattern ; 7 Experiencing Madness: Mental Patients In Medieval Arabo-islamic Medicine / Pauline Koetschet ; Part 4 --^ Emotional Aspects Of The Patient-physician Relationship. 8 Interpretations Of The Healer{u2019}s Touch In The Hippocratic Corpus / Jennifer Kosak ; 9 Patience For The Little Patient: The Infant In Soranus{u2019} Gynaecia / Lesley Bolton ; 10 Compassion In Soranus{u2019} Gynecology And Caelius Aurelianus{u2019} On Chronic Diseases / Amber J. Porter ; 11 Galen On The Patient{u2019}s Role In Pain Diagnosis: Sensation, Consensus, And Metaphor / Courtney Roby ; Part 5 --^ Material Aspects, Diagnostic Techniques And Their Impact On The Patient-physician Relationship. 12 The ¿lvk{u03ac}ulrp In The Praecepta: The Medical Fee And Its Impact On The Patient / Giulia Ecca ; 13 The Practical Application Of Ancient Pulse-lore And Its Influence On The Patient-doctor Interaction / Orly Lewis ; 14 Images Of Doctors And Their Implements: A Visual Dialogue Between The Patient And The Doctor / Patricia A. Baker ; 15 Case Histories In Late Byzantium: Reading The Patient In John Zacharias Aktouarios{u2019} On Urines / Petros Bouras-vallianatos ; Part 6 --^ The Informed Patient: Self-healing And The Patient As Physician. 16 Treatment Of The Man: Galen{u2019}s Preventive Medicine In The De Sanitate Tuenda / John M. Wilkins ; 17 Literary And Documentary Evidence For Lay Medical Practice In The Roman Republic And Empire / Jane Draycott ; 18 Aelius Aristides As Informed Patient And Physician / Georgia Petridou ; 19 2it May Not Cure You, It May Not Save Your Life, But It Will Help You3 / Katherine D. Van Schaik ; 20 Epilogue: Approaches To The History Of Patients: From The Ancient World To Early Modern Europe / Michael Stolberg. Edited By Georgia Petridou And Chiara Thumiger. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.