Theoretical injections: On the therapeutic aesthetics of medical spaces

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 716-721

  Evans, Joshua D ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^b   Kingsbury, Paul T ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artwork; Canada; Foucault; Hospital; Lacan; Nature; Therapeutic landscapes; Waiting room

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARCHITECTURE; ART; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; LANDSCAPE; PAINTING; WAITING ROOM;

ART; ENVIRONMENT; ESTHETICS; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 68749098400     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.040     Document Type: Article

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