The patient's brain the neuroscience behind the doctor-patient relationship
There is a vast literature on what has often been called the doctor-patient relationship, patient-provider interaction, therapist-patient encounter, and such like. However, it is thanks to recent advances within neuroscience, that we now find ourselves in a much better position to be able to describ...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Oxford University Press
2011.
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| Edición: | First edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798164406719 |
| Sumario: | There is a vast literature on what has often been called the doctor-patient relationship, patient-provider interaction, therapist-patient encounter, and such like. However, it is thanks to recent advances within neuroscience, that we now find ourselves in a much better position to be able to describe and discuss the biological mechanisms that underlie the doctor-patient relationship. For example, we now know that different physiological and biochemical mechanisms take part incomplex functions, like trust, hope, empathy and compassion, which are all key elements in the therapist-patient encount |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (303 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191754661 9780191015762 9780191029332 |
