University Press of America
Pages: 84
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-6626-8 • Paperback • November 2015 • $33.99 • (£25.00)
978-0-7618-6627-5 • eBook • November 2015 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Irene S. Switankowsky writes on medical ethics and ethics. She is the author of A New Paradigm for Informed Consent (University Press of America, 1998) and A Patient-Centered Approach for the Terminally-Ill (University Press of America, 2011). She has a book that is forthcoming entitled A Patient-Centered Approach to Geriatric Care.
Part I
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Nature of Chronic Illness
Chapter 3 - Patient-Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness
Chapter 4 - Physician-Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness
Part II
Chapter 5 - Empathic Physician–Patient Communication
Chapter 6 - Effective Physician–Patient Understanding
Chapter 7 - Successful Decision-Making
Chapter 8 - Developing an Effective Physician–Patient Relationship
Chapter 9 - A Humane Patient-Centered Approach
Bibliography
About the Author