The Patient-Practitioner Relationship in Acupuncture

Leon I. Hammer, M.D., is an internationally renowned diagnostician and teacher as well as the author of many articles and two classic books in the field of acupuncture and oriental medicine. He began his professional career as a psychiatrist-psychoanalyst before he began a study of Chinese Medicine in England with Dr Richard Van Buren, later travelled and studied in China, and apprenticed under the acknowledged Chinese master, Dr John H.F. Shen. Dr Hammer practiced Chinese Medicine for 17 years in his own clinic and is currently Chairman of the Governing Board of the faculty of the Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.

Profit from a wealth of experience in interactions with your patients!

The Patient-Practitioner Relationship in Acupuncture is written for acupuncturists and practitioners in the fields of alternative medicine searching for: 

- effective ways of connecting better with their patients in all their diversity, and- the skills necessary to guide patients through emotional, psychological, and spiritual difficulties as part of the healing process.

Dr. Hammer bases his work on the universally accepted and fundamental role the therapeutic relationship plays in the practitioner's ability to heal and his lifelong observation that both the patient and the practitioner benefit from this vital relationship.

Drawing from his long and extensive personal and professional experiences and writing in an easily understandable and at times anecdotal style, the author avoids psychological jargon as much as possible. The material is presented independent to pathology and is organized into two parts: The first part outlines the basic tenets of the therapeutic relationship, and the second, main part presents individual, issue-oriented chapters addressing the varied life situations, personalities, and emotional reactions with which the acupuncturist or practitioner is confronted in everyday practice.

Let this handy reference become your constant and reliable companion on your path to:

- enhancing your propensity and innate talents to heal,- improving your therapeutic skills within the scope of your practice, and- gaining confidence in your interactions with your patients.

... in interactions with your patients!