Product Description

Between a third and half of all patients seeking help from the medical profession are suffering from medically unexplained symptoms, and we are facing an epidemic of complex chronic conditions that have no easily discernible pathology or cause. Pressure for a model of 'whole-person' health care has been growing over the past 25 years, but, no practical, costeffective, integrative model has been suggested, until now.

Medical NLP - developed out of the work of Dr Richard Bandler and the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming - offers for the first time a practical methodology and explicit interventions to help tackle this debilitating array of problems. Supported by new research and extensive clinical experience, Medical NLP offers the only internationally recognised and licensed health practitioner training that seamlessly integrates psychosocial therapeutic approaches with the existing biomechanical principles and time constraints of the consultation process.

Written in an accessible style for doctors, nurses, therapists and all other allied health professionals, this is a book about solutions, rather than problems. Featuring real-life case studies it shows how Medical NLP can be used to achieve more positive outcomes for both patients and the professionals from whom they seek help.

Uniquely, an interactive website has been set up to answer questions, host discussions and provide support for readers who wish to explore further the practical application of the skill sets provided in the book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11836 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-29
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Dr Khalid Hasan Consultant Anaesthetist
The beauty of this book is that you can short-cut to doing it without having to dissect it. These are simple-to-use tools to help you, family, friends and patients. Of course, you don't have to read this, just like you didn't have to become a doctor; but you will be really glad you did. Go on ... make your life easier

Dr Carl Long Consultant Physician in Care of the Elderly
Learn how to establish rapport quickly and easily and discover how therapy can be embedded in conversational speech. Garner Thomson and Khalid Khan show how the techniques can be incorporated into everyday clinical practice

Mary Strugar Clinical Nutritionist
Using the sophisticated Medical NLP techniques Garner Thomson taught me has clearly empowered many of my patients. Learning about, and applying, NLP has been one of the most useful additions to my practice of nutritional therapy. My patients are more confident about their ability to change and the results speak for themselves.

Customer Reviews

For layman or academic, health care professional or patient - read this book!
From my own perspective, even a long and personal acquaintance with a rather 'retiring' Garner Thomson is effective in revealing only a little of the professional skill and depth of personal experience which is revealed in this book.

It is a compelling piece of writing and, whilst being faultless in its' accuracy and presentation, it is extremely accessible to all - from someone who knows little to one who has a good and sound working knowledge of the subject. However, it goes beyond being merely a 'text book' - informative and 'one for the library shelf'! The reader is invited to 'engage', and the time given to the exercises set out throughout the work, draw us into a sequence of positive change.

The comment made by Dr. Bandler, co-founder of NLP, in his introduction to the book, is appropriate praise for a book which is highly commendable; an extremely valuable tool for health care professionals and an informative resource for any person who is concerned in their care for others.

A must read for all health professionals...
This review is in addition to my comments on the book's cover, having known of this duo's work for some years now, and having taken part in their excellent medical NLP courses.

It's actually quite difficult to write positive reviews without sounding too gushy or overusing superlatives, but I think that Garner Thomson and Khalid Khan have crafted a masterpiece. To my mind, it already reads like a seminal text for medical communication. It's just a matter of time...

The authors have meticulously referenced a huge amount of literature looking at medical, social, psychological and behavioural studies. Their experienced backgrounds in NLP and general practice coupled with a clear writing style and sheer depth of knowledge put this book in a league of its own.

Lots of important information, powerful case studies and easy-to-use skills place MAGIC IN PRACTICE above and beyond all other communication and consultation models for me.

Organic, innovative, timeless and utterly brilliant... But please don't just take my word for it...