| dc.contributor |
Anne Hudson Jones , Ph .D . |
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| dc.date |
2011 -12 -20T16 :04 :32Z |
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| dc.date |
2010 -09 -28 |
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| dc.date |
2011 -12 -20T16 :04 :32Z |
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| dc.date |
2006 -03 -31 |
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| dc.date |
2006 -03 -31 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012 -03 -01T21 :17 :30Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012 -03 -01T21 :17 :30Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012 -03 -01 |
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| dc.identifier |
etd -03312006 -120517 |
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| dc.identifier |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 .3 /80 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 .3 /80 |
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| dc.description |
Traditionally medicine and literature have lain on opposite ends of the spectrum , but for some physicians , writing is complementary to medicine . I examine selected works of physician -writers that express the difficulties and triumphs of their journeys through their medical career . Through narratives we can learn not only about the world of medicine , but also about the reasons physicians act and respond as they do . \r \n According to Jacques Lacan , desire is the quality of more that leaves us lacking and wanting something else . This quality of more is what I will explore in physicians’ writings . Lacanian desire is one key to the prevalence of the number of impaired physicians . \r \n This work can be a catalyst for change within the medical profession as instructors see and understand the difficulties that lie ahead for their students . Preventive and treatment plans for impaired physicians may include identifying desire as opposed to simply treating behaviors . \r \n |
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| dc.format |
electronic |
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| dc.language |
eng |
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| dc.rights |
Copyright © is held by the author . Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works . |
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| dc.subject |
physician experience |
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| dc.subject |
literature and medicine |
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| dc.subject |
edical Education |
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| dc.subject |
addiction |
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| dc.title |
Physician , heal thyself : Desire and impairment in physicians' Writings |
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| dc.type |
text |
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| dc.type |
thesis |
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