Private Practice

Christopher Crenner is chair of the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine and an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. The Authority of a Scientific DoctorChapter 2. Organizing a Private Office: Between Home and HospitalChapter 3. The Diagnosis of Hidden DiseaseChapter 4. Treatment: How to Know What WorksChapter 5. Nervous Disease and Personal IdentityChapter 6. Medical Care for the Dying, in Principle and in FactChapter 7. From Cabot's Day to Ours: Ideals of the Medical RelationshipNotesIndex

A fine book, an engaging example of the best sort of contemporary history... Crenner has provided as much material for the historian as for the historically minded physician... rigorously researched and fascinating. -- Richard Barnett The Lancet 2005 An important reference for readers who are interested in the intellectual and organizational contributions of Richard Cabot... of interest to all who would enjoy an elegant look back at the pathways by which modern medicine has developed. -- Dwight K. Oxley, MD Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2006 An informative book. -- Ian Cameron Canadian Family Physician 2006 Private Practice is solid scholarship, a model for students of medical history, a significant contribution for medical historians, and an inspiration for further research. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 2006 An important book, thoroughly researched and documented... Readers interested in the sociology of medicine will find that Cabot's private practice yields new insights. -- David Faflik New England Quarterly 2007