Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients: Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope

by Robert Arnold, Anthony Back, James Tulsky

Book Overview

Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and family members can react to difficult news with sadness, distress, anger, or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521706181
• ISBN13: 9780521706186
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"