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"Stress illness is a diagnosis that demands further investigation to find the stress responsible for the symptoms. And here’s where the promising news comes for you and anyone suffering from stress illness. After identification of the stress (or stresses), treatment options are nearly always available. Many (though not all) patients labeled with irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, temporomandibular joint disorder, functional dyspepsia, spastic dysphonia, idiopathic chest pain, pelvic congestion syndrome, and a long list of other terms find substantial relief after identification and treatment of key stresses in their lives."

—Dr. David Clarke
The Can't Find Anything Wrong!





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Dr. David Clarke received his B. A. in psychology from Williams College (Phi Beta Kappa), and his medical degree from the University of Connecticut in 1979. Since then he has successfully cared for thousands of patients with stress illness, often sent to him after other doctors were unable to help them. He has been a visiting professor at several international hospitals, including Oxford. He was also named a Top Doctor in the Portland Monthly magazine physician review in 2005 and 2006.

Dr. Clarke is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine with Oregon Health and Sciences University, a Clinical Instructor at Pacific University, and a member of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, and has practiced in Portland, Oregon since 1984. He is a Gastroenterologist at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, he is Ethics Director at Northwest Permanente, and he is Nutrition Support Team Director at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.

 








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Example content imageTHEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG!
7 Keys to Understanding, Treating, and Healing Stress Illness

Audiobook (December 2008)

Written and narrated by David D. Clarke, M.D.


Diagnostic tests are unable to find the cause of symptoms in at least half of all medical patients, most of whom are ill because of hidden stresses. Dr. David Clarke has done pioneering work with over 7,000 of these patients, often sent to him as a last resort. In plain language he describes the major types of stress and explains steps for treatment with a range of effective techniques. Case histories that read like medical mysteries illustrate the concepts and make them easy to apply. This significant book offers real solutions to put a stop to the stress illness epidemic.

Dr. Clarke is a clinical assistant professor of medicine with Oregon Health Sciences University and a clinical lecturer with Pacific University, and has had a private practice since 1984. He developed an award-winning monthly seminar on stress illness, and local doctors have given their patients 50,000 copies of his brochure on this topic. He lives in Portland, Oregon.



What others have said about They Can't Find Anything Wrong!:

"They Can't Find Anything Wrong! is a spectacular accomplishment. It offers a refreshingly practical approach to problems that have been tying doctors and patients in knots since medicine became a science. By teaching through story telling, it speaks equally well to patients and health care professionals. Dr. Clarke's methods have made me a better doctor by allowing me to help patients I otherwise wouldn't know what to do with."
—Erik Fromme, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology & Oncology; Palliative Medicine) Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

"It has been a long time since I have read anything in medicine as illuminating as this book. I have always prided myself on being a good listener and uncovering hidden issues in patients but never realized how much I was missing. Even as a tenured Professor, from this book and its insights I have learned more than from any other educational source in medicine."
—Brian Fennerty, MD, Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

"I found the book extremely valuable and clinically relevant. The rich array of examples is a powerful illustration of the therapeutic efficacy of skillful clinical listening. Dr. Clarke offers lessons that every clinician and patient can learn from. And the book is extremely readable; I literally could not put it down and read it all in one sitting, something that rarely happens with a book that is also making such subtle points about the human condition."
—Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD, Associate Professor (School of Public Health), University of California, Berkeley, CA; author of From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice

"Dr. Clarke's book is required reading for our physician assistant students. Learning to assess stress illness should be part of every clinician's medical education. His book is an invaluable resource for teaching medical providers to evaluate and manage stress illness."
—Judy Ortiz MHS, MS, PA-C, Academic Coordinator/Associate Director/Associate Professor, Pacific University School of Physician Assistant Studies, Forest Grove, OR

 

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