Understanding the Consultation

The general practice consultation is one of the most challenging encounters in medicine. It demnds of the doctor not only a high degree of technical knowledge and skill, but also considerable interpersonal competence and self-knowledge. The aims of this text is to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of the encounter between patient and doctor by examining it from a number of different points of view, including: information sharing; theories of the patient-doctor relationship; and the social context of illness.

Author: Tim Usherwood, Usherwood
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 08/01/1999
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.36w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780335199983

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