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Something for the pain Something for the pain Paul Austin In this riveting memoir, an ER doctor reveals how his high-stress career of helping others led to a struggle to save himself. OL11952639W
DEATH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH DEATH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH Stacey B. Day MD Colloquium I: Death - The Adult and the Physician; Colloquium II: Death - The Physician, Patient, Hospital Personnel, and Relatives; Colloquium III: Death - The Child Patient and the Physician; Col… OL13757223W
The hippocratic myth The hippocratic myth Maxwell Gregg Bloche "When we're ill, we put our trust in doctors who promise to put our well-being first and pledge to do us no harm. But medicine's expanding capabilities and soaring costs threaten to make this commitm… OL16113908W
Gender in the therapy hour Gender in the therapy hour Holly Barlow Sweet "This edited book looks at how a variety of female therapists understand men's issues in the context of their clinical work. Each chapter is written by a female mental health professional and explore… OL16184107W
Smith's patient-centered interviewing Smith's patient-centered interviewing Auguste H. Fortin "A unique introductory guide to the principles of patient communication in clinical medicine, Patient Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, is a practical introductory textbook covering th… OL16184648W
Improving medical outcomes Improving medical outcomes Jessica Leavitt "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, … OL16679807W
citizen patient citizen patient Nortin M. Hadler "Conflicts of interest, misrepresentation of clinical trials, hospital price fixing, and massive expenditures for procedures of dubious efficacy--these and other critical flaws leave little doubt tha… OL16805922W
Talking With Patients About The Personal Impact Of Illness The Doctors Role Talking With Patients About The Personal Impact Of Illness The Doctors Role Lenore M. Buckley This book explores the psychosocial impact of serious illness--its effect on a person's identity and relationships-- and the doctor's role in counseling patients. Even the most seasoned physician oft… OL17456121W
The addict The addict Michael Stein The Addict opens a window on the very private world of prescription drug addiction, revealing the harrowing and riveting story of a young woman whose life has been taken over by an impulse that she c… OL1939612W
Hypnosis in clinical practice Hypnosis in clinical practice Rick Voit,Molly DeLaney Using clinical anecdotes and personal experience, Delaney and Voit explain the therapeutic potential of hypnosis in a way that is fundamental and highly accessible, easing therapists into utilizing t… OL19856467W
The conversation The conversation Angelo Volandes "There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research … OL19992606W
Skills for communicating with patients Skills for communicating with patients Jonathan Silverman,Suzanne M. Kurtz,Juliet Draper A fully updated and revised edition that reflects recent developments in theoretical and conceptual approaches to communication in healthcare. OL26199368W
The patient paradox The patient paradox McCartney, Margaret (Physician) "Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy people, lured in to have their blood pressure taken a… OL28166047W
Communication skills in medicine Communication skills in medicine Jennifer Robyn Fitzgerald,Michele Groves For medical and other students of healthcare, this book is designed to help improve communications in healthcare, and so improve patient outcomes. OL28954688W
Medicine & culture Medicine & culture Lynn Payer Ein sehr lehrreiches und amüsant zu lesendes Buch über die Einflüsse der jeweiligen Volkskultur auf die jeweilige Sicht von Medizin und auf ihre Anwendung in den einzelnen Ländern. OL3283141W
Culture in clinical care Culture in clinical care Laura Martin,Bette Bonder,Andrew W. Miracle "Culture in Clinical Care: Strategies for Competence explores theory and practice to define and describe the multidimensional nature of culture and its interaction with an individual's experience in … OL3751936W
On The Take On The Take Jerome P. Kassirer We all know that doctors accept gifts from drug companies, ranging from pens and coffee mugs to free vacations at luxurious resorts. But as the former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Journal of Me… OL4450413W
Talking with patients Talking with patients Brian Bird Any patient who comes to a doctor, for whatever reason, deserves to be looked at with the broadest kind of vision. It is to be expected that the type of study made and its thoroughness will depend up… OL4700076W
The Anatomy of Hope The Anatomy of Hope Jerome Groopman An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor's discovery of how hope can changethe course of illnessSince the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is… OL7976338W
What your doctor really thinks What your doctor really thinks Ian Blumer In What Your Doctor Really Thinks, Ian Blumer looks at the doctor-patient relationship, and explains what your doctor will and won't tell you in the examining room. Blumer lets you know what is going… OL8208209W
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