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By Richard Katz. 413 pp., illustrated. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1993. $27.95. ISBN 0-201-60867-7.

"An important work combining psychology and anthropology, The Straight Path will be of profound interest to all those concerned with the essential nature of healing." Given the current concern with health care and its costs, this dust-jacket endorsement appeals to all our hopes. But what is delivered against the promise?

Because I am a research scientist rather than a clinician, I cannot state with complete assurance what others might consider the essential nature of healing to be. Nonetheless, high on my own list of standards for any contemplated course of action -- experimental design, surgery, medication, counseling, or whatever -- . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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