Blind To The Mind: Illness Beyond Disease

‘Blind to the Mind’ is a candid peek into the consulting rooms of doctors across various specialties. They narrate heartfelt stories about patients who taught them how the mind and body exert a strong influence over one another during the course of any ailment. The authors a neurologist and a psychologist take you through this riveting narrative building upon the insights that every field of medicine presents. Brutally honest learnings from those who wear their brains on their sleeves! Whether you are a practising medical professional a patient or a caregiver Blind to the Mind is a must read. It is time to start the conversation to ask the hard questions and to open our minds to the answers that have been here all along. “This fascinating and timely book is an invitation to look beyond taboos and think deeply about the whole patient in the context of their rich and varied histories. May we take up the challenge to keep an open mind and take suffering seriously.”  Dr Ruth Mitchell BMBS FRACS FFSTEd Neurosurgeon Co-Chair ICAN Australia (Nobel Peace Prize 2017).