Authors:Judith A. Hall, Debra Roter,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: patients, talking, doctors
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-08-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0275990176
ISBN-13: 9780275990176

Medical visits are often less effective and satisfying than they would be if doctors and patients better understood the communication most needed for attainment of mutual health goals. Here, professors and Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School join forces to help us understand this vital issue, and the means to best facilitate communication that brings more effective medical care and happier, healthier consumers. The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result in a range of positive or negative psychologica

Authors:Debra Roter, Judith A. Hall,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: patients, talking, doctors
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-08-30
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0275990141
ISBN-13: 9780275990145

The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result in a range of positive or negative psychological reactions-including comfort, alarm, irritation, or resolve. This updated edition of a widely popular book sets out specific principles and recommendations for improving doctor-patient communications. It describes the process of communication, analyzes social and psychological factors that color doctor-patient exchanges, and details changes that can benefit both parties.Medical visits are often less effective and satisfying than

Author: Wai-Ching Leung
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: doctors, law
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2000-07-13
List price: $81.99
ISBN-10: 0632052430
ISBN-13: 9780632052431

Newcastle City Health Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Covers the major areas of legal issues which physicians and other health professionals may encounter in their professional lives. Illustrates basic principles, using examples, and focuses on areas relevant to practice. Case histories are included. British-oriented. Softcover.

Author: Jerome Groopma
Publisher: Mariner Book
Keywords: think, doctors
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2008-03-12
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0547053649
ISBN-13: 9780547053646

How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship between doctors and their patients. In this myth-shattering work, Jerome Groopman explores the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He pinpints why doctors succeed and why they err. Most important, Groopman shows when and how doctors can -- with our help -- avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health.

Author: Jerome Groopman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Keywords: think, doctors
Number of Pages: 307
Published: 2007-03-19
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 0618610030
ISBN-13: 9780618610037

A New Yorker staff writer, best-selling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the ultimate medical mystery: how doctors figure out the best treatments -- or fail to do so. On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within twelve seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong -- with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind th

Author: Dee Ready
Publisher: Capstone Pre
Keywords: helpers, community, doctors
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 1999-08-01
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 073688453X
ISBN-13: 9780736884532

Who are the people that serve your community? From police, to plumbers, introduce kids to the people who work in their community. Each book focuses where the workers perform their duties, what the workes do and wear,, and what equipment they use.

Author: Charles Beadle
Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Keywords: doctors, witch
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2007-12-05
List price: $23.99
ISBN-10: 1434685233
ISBN-13: 9781434685230

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Health