The Intelligent Patient's Guide to the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Learning How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen

by Barbara M. Korsch and Caroline Harding

Book Overview

Do you feel that your doctor doesn't pay attention to what you say? Does your doctor cut you off when you try to explain how you feel? Do you think your doctor could remember your name without referring to your chart? Does your doctor seem to be in such a hurry that you don't even get a chance to ask your most important questions? Do you spend more time waiting than actually talking to your doctor? Do you understand what your doctor says? At one time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195102649
• ISBN13: 9780195102642
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Helpful, detailed book

Good, advanced book for the patient who has developed some frustration with our styles of interacting in healthcare. Strengths: Very detailed, well laid out, rich with useful information. Weaknesses: Somewhat long, lacking clear chapter outlines or simplified summaries.