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- ISBN: 9781857759860 | 1857759869
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 7/6/2002
The application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition. This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care, abuse, dying patients, ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences, providing perspectives of great power and value. The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals, teachers and students in primary care. This book fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions, and provides ideas fo