Psychiatry's Contract with Society: Concepts, Controversies, and Consequences

by Dinesh Bhugra

The development of the internet has brought about a seachange in the traditional doctor-patient relationship. No longer is the patient entirely at the mercy of their doctor to tell them about their problems. Via the internet they can now access vast repositories of information, about even the most obscure disorder - not all of it accurate, not all of it safe. This has changed society's attitudes to medicine generally, and certainly affected the way...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199566771
• ISBN13: 9780199566778
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"