Patient-centered Interviewing: An Evidence-based Method

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002 - Medical - 317 pages
Written by an eminent authority on interviewing techniques and resident training, Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method provides practical, how-to guidance on every aspect of physician-patient communication. Readers will hone their skills in patient-centered interviewing techniques whose effectiveness is documented by published evidence.Chapters present techniques for defining the patient's symptoms, making the doctor-centered part of the interviewing process patient-friendly, and handling specific scenarios. Also included are effective strategies for summarizing data from the interview, presenting these findings to colleagues, and using patient education materials. The book's user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and use of color to highlight key points.

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Contents

Interviewing
1
Facilitating Skills
17
PatientCentered Interviewing
35
SymptomDefining Skills
73
DoctorCentered Interviewing
95
Adapting the Interview to Different Situations and Other Practical Issues
147
The ProviderPatient Relationship
181
Summarizing and Presenting the Patients Story
211
Patient Education
235
Academia
253
B Foreword to the First Edition by George L Engel
273
Examples of Emotions
287
E Mental Status Evaluation
305
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