| Collaborative Health Care: A Family-Oriented Model Contributor(s): Glenn, Michael L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275923193 ISBN-13: 9780275923198 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1987 Annotation: Within the medical professions, the notion of the family as the basic "unit of medical care" has attracted a wide following, especially from physicians committed to a psychosocial orientation. Collaborative family-oriented primary care rests on interaction between family physicians and family therapists or counselors. Fundamental to this view is the conviction that one cannot understand a patient's illness without knowing the social, emotional, and biological context in which he or she lives. In addition, the author provides a much-needed examination of the rationale for instituting this type of medical care organization, and how such care can be cost effective, satisfying to patients, and a means to further understanding and research into health and illness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Diseases - Health & Fitness |
| Dewey: 616 |
| LCCN: 87002420 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Within the medical professions, the notion of the family as the basic unit of medical care has attracted a wide following, especially from physicians committed to a psychosocial orientation. Collaborative family-oriented primary care rests on interaction between family physicians and family therapists or counselors. Fundamental to this view is the conviction that one cannot understand a patient's illness without knowing the social, emotional, and biological context in which he or she lives. In addition, the author provides a much-needed examination of the rationale for instituting this type of medical care organization, and how such care can be cost effective, satisfying to patients, and a means to further understanding and research into health and illness. |
