Improving medical outcomes the psychology of doctor-patient visits

"The ability of doctors to properly diagnose and treat patients is often colored by non-specific factors that can affect outcomes in profound ways. Communication between doctors and patients is key, but often what is left unsaid is just as important, and messages from outside sources such as me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leavitt, Jessica, 1970- (-)
Otros Autores: Leavitt, Fred
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers c2011.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798090106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Doctor-patient communication
  • Interpreting medical information
  • Decisions overview
  • Biases
  • Medical diagnosis : the problems
  • Reducing diagnostic errors
  • Prescription for prescribing
  • Expectation effects
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Patient outlook and social connectedness
  • Healing environments.