The connection cure : the prescriptive power of movement, nature, art, service, and belonging

Summary: "In this combination of diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery, journalist Julia Hotz helps us discover lasting and life-changing medicine in our own communities. Traditionally, when we get sick, health care professionals ask, "What's the matter with you?" But around the world, teams of doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking "What matters to you?" Instead of solely pharmaceutical prescriptions, they offer 'social prescriptions'--referrals to community activities and resources, like photography classes, gardening groups, and volunteering gigs. The results speak for themselves."

Record details

ISBN: 9781668030356
ISBN: 1668030349
ISBN: 9781668030349
ISBN: 1668030330
ISBN: 9781668030332
Physical Description: viii, 324 pages ; 24 cm
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Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-324).

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: A "social prescription" -- Part I Social prescribing for better health. The movement prescription : Frank and Amanda -- The nature prescription : Heather and Nick -- The art prescription : Khuyen and Jonas -- The service prescription : Akeela and Marianne -- The belonging prescription : Victoria and Glenn -- Part II Social prescribing for better health care. The birth of social prescribing : the United Kingdom -- Social prescribing in big countries : Canada and Australia -- Social prescribing in ageing countries : Singapore and South Korea -- Social prescribing across a region : Portugal, the Netherlands, and the European Union -- Social prescribing in the land of pill prescribing : the United States of America -- Part III Social prescribing for you and me. Getting unstuck from our sadness through movement -- Restoring our attention through nature -- Creating a new story about our worries through art -- Lightening up through serving others -- Finding meaning by finding belonging -- Epilogue: The connection cure -- Appendix: The crowdsourced "DSM".