the power to heal

Can we heal by the sole force of our psyche? Why do people sometimes refuse to be cured? What is the real influence of one's entourage on the outcome of care? Psychiatrist for more than a quarter of a century, Edouard Zarifian delivers the fruit of his encounters and exchanges with those who have chosen, at a difficult moment in their lives, to trust him. No cure is complete without a special human relationship between the patient, his family and his doctor, a true alchemy based on the power of the word. Modern medicine too often forgets this. edouard Zarifian's "warm and forceful book goes to war against the dehumanization that threatens the doctor-patient relationship today and against the standardization of practices based solely on technique. "le figaro.