The arts and humanities in health and medicine

Calman, Kenneth C.

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2005.08.006

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“…It has been argued that giving holistic insights into medical practice will result in a more patientcentred approach (Gordon 2005). Humanities, it is suggested, will make future doctors more understanding of patients' circumstances, more open to the use of complementary and alternative therapies, better equipped to make challenging ethical decisions, (Dellasega et al 2007) and more appreciative of quality of life and the potential of different therapies to improve it (Calman 2005;Bolton 2003). French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty described the human body as an 'intertwining' of the natural (or physical) and the existential (or experiential) (Evans 2002).…”

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Music and health. Phenomenological investigation of a medical humanity

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McLachlan

Perkins³

et al. 2012

Adv in Health Sci Educ

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In response to the tendency for music to be under-represented in the discourse of medical humanities, we framed the question 'how can music heal?' We answered it by exploring the lived experiences of musicians with lay or professional interests in health. Two medical students and a medically qualified educationalist, all musicians, conducted a co-operative inquiry with a professional musician interested in health. All researchers and six respondents kept audio or written diaries. Three respondents were interviewed in depth. A medical school head (and experienced musician) critiqued the phenomenological analysis of respondents' accounts of music, health, and its relationship with undergraduate medical education. Respondents experienced music as promoting health, even in seriously diseased people. Music affected people's identity and emotions. Through the medium of structure and harmony, it provided a means of self-expression that adapted to whatever condition people were in. Music was a communication medium, which could make people feel less isolated. Immersion in music could change negative states of mind to more positive ones. A transport metaphor was commonly used; music 'taking people to better places'. Exercising control by becoming physically involved in music enhanced diseased people's self-esteem. Music was able to bring the spiritual, mental, and physical elements of their lives into balance, to the benefit of their wellbeing. Music could help medical students appreciate holistically that the state of health of people who are either well or diseased can be enhanced by a 'non-technical' intervention.

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Music and health. Phenomenological investigation of a medical humanity

McLellan

McLachlan

Perkins³

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“…Estas nos permiten considerar a las personas como individuos íntegros, y reconocer aspectos relevantes de su calidad de vida. Estas habilidades comprenden las áreas literarias, filosóficas, musicales, teatrales, artes en la comunidad, artes visuales, entre otras 1 . Es muy importante el rol de la palabra y el lenguaje en el abordaje anamnéstico y en la terapéutica, los cuales se desarrollan a través de cursos de humanidades 2,3 .…”

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“…La filosofía ha estado presente en la medicina desde sus inicios, y en ésta se incluyen temas éticos y los dilemas a los que se ven enfrentados los médicos en su quehacer diario. El interés por la filosofía nos permite analizar los problemas, considerar los argumentos expuestos en ellos, y aclarar nuestras ideas y pensamientos en cuanto a cómo nos sentimos, cómo sabemos, y cómo podríamos actuar 1 . Asimismo, las humanidades nos permiten comprender la manera de sentir de las otras personas, y ver los problemas desde su perspectiva 1 .…”

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“…El interés por la filosofía nos permite analizar los problemas, considerar los argumentos expuestos en ellos, y aclarar nuestras ideas y pensamientos en cuanto a cómo nos sentimos, cómo sabemos, y cómo podríamos actuar 1 . Asimismo, las humanidades nos permiten comprender la manera de sentir de las otras personas, y ver los problemas desde su perspectiva 1 . Hasta hace unos 50 años, en la enseñanza mundial del arte médica se esperaba que los médicos en formación adquirieran ciertas habilidades en las artes, filosofía, retórica o lógica.…”

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“…, RUBÉN MIRANDA (2) , ÁLVARO WOLFENSON (2) , FELIPE SANTELICES (2) , LUIS MARTÍNEZ (3) , PALOMA DOMANCIC (1) , CAROLINA ROMERO (1) Y MIVIALA BUSTAMANTE (1) …”

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