Talking to Your Doctor (eBook)

A Patient's Guide to Communication in the Exam Room and Beyond

Zackary Berger (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
208 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-2051-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book offers readers an insider’s assessment of doctor-patient communication and provides patients with strategies for making the most of their doctor’s visits.

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The last time you went to your doctor, you might have emerged feeling dissatisfied and disoriented. Nothing was clear after you left the office, and you don't know whether it's your fault or the doctor's. While patients need to take control of the visit and set their agenda, the latest research shows that doctors and patients need to connect on a more emotional level as well.In Talking to Your Doctor, readers will learn to:*;Talk to your doctorand get your doctor to talk to you*; Remake the relationship with your doctor, and our health care system, on the basis of good communication*;Make sure your visit with the doctor is productive and meets your needs*;Help yourself and others avoid over-testing and over-treatmentStarting with the conversation can redress imbalances and put the relationship of doctor and patient, and eventually the entire health care system, back on a healthy footing. Using illuminating model dialogues, real transcripts from the clinic and hospital, resources for communication improvement, and a brief history of doctor-patient communication, the author helps readers develop strategies for obtaining better care from their doctors, from the minute they step into the exam room.

Autor

Zackary Berger, MD, is a primary care doctor and internist as well as an epidemiologist. He is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he maintains an active practice in adult medicine and teaches with residents and medical students.

Inhalt

Chapter 10: Acknowledge - and Use - Emotion and MotivationChapter 11: How To Talk to the Doctor About What Makes You Nervous, Embarrassed, or Grossed OutChapter 12: Making Healthy Communities with Healthy CommunicationChapter 13: Learning How to Want Less: Creating a Resource-Sparing Medical Culture Together with Our DoctorsChapter 14: Transforming Our Health Care System Through Communication and CollaborationBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.7.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-2051-1 / 1442220511
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-2051-5 / 9781442220515