Doctors talking with patients/patients talking with doctors : improving communication in medical visits

Roter, Debra (Author). Hall, Judith A. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780275990176 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0275990176 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780275990145 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0275990141 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xvi, 238 p. ; 25 cm.
print
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-214) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

The significance of talk -- The nature of the doctor-patient relationship -- Thinking critically and creatively in the conception, conduct, and interpretation of medical communication research -- The influence of patient characteristics on communication between the doctor and the patient -- The influence of physician characteristics on communication between the doctor and patient -- The influence of physician gender on communication: why physician gender (especially) matters in communication -- The anatomy of a medical visit -- Giving and withholding information: the speical case of informative talk in the medical visit -- Consequences of talk: the relationship between talk and outcomes -- Improving talk through interventions.