| Doctors and Patients: Strategies in Long-Term Illness Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Bergsma, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792343956 ISBN-13: 9780792343950 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1997 Annotation: Patients have personal strategies in solving the problems concerning their illness. Doctors have personal and professional strategies in solving the problems with their patients. This book explores the problematic triangle between doctors, patients and the illness, using illustrations from internal medicine, nephrology, cardiology, oncology and neurology. Enhancement of the doctor-patient interaction is an important contribution to the mutual reduction of stress and therefore the improvement of the course of (long-term) illness. The first part of the book describes reasons why the partnership between doctor and patient should be improved. The second part offers concrete and practical options to achieve that improvement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening - Medical | Diseases - Medical | Internal Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.001 |
| LCCN: 96053893 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.66 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Patients have personal strategies in solving the problems concerning their illness. Doctors have personal and professional strategies in solving the problems with their patients. This book explores the problematic triangle between doctors, patients and the illness, using illustrations from internal medicine, nephrology, cardiology, oncology and neurology. Enhancement of the doctor-patient interaction is an important contribution to the mutual reduction of stress and therefore the improvement of the course of (long-term) illness. The first part of the book describes reasons why the partnership between doctor and patient should be improved. The second part offers concrete and practical options to achieve that improvement. |