Patient-centered Interviewing: An Evidence-based MethodWritten 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. |
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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