Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method

ISBN-10
0803956886
ISBN-13
9780803956889
Series
Patient-Centered Medicine
Category
Medical
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
1995-03-01
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Authors
Judith Belle Brown, Ian R. McWhinney, Carol L. McWilliam

Description

Emphasizing holistic philosophy, this important book encourages practitioners to surpass treatment based strictly on a one-dimensional, biomedical assessment of their patients. Among the topics covered are: conceptualizations of ill-health; consideration of the patient as an individual; the establishment of goals and cooperative strategy between physician and patient; and the realistic allocation of time, energy, and other resources of the health care provider.

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