Coulehan, John L., 1943-
Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Co., ©2001.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: the poor historian — pt. 1 Basic skills: understanding the patient’s story — Ch. 1 Attach the same meaning: interviewing as a clinical skill — Ch. 2 With simple, kindly words: respect, genuineness, empathy — Ch. 3 Why should you come to consult me? the chief complaint and present illness — Ch. 4 Transforming experience into memory: other active problems, past medical history, and family history — Ch. 5 Gaining richness and reality: the patient profile — Ch. 6 No air of finished knowledge: the review of systems, physical examination, and closure — Ch. 7 I shall enumerate them to you: the clinical narrative — pt. 2 Basic skills in practice: special patients and settings — Ch. 8 Headed in the right direction: pediatric and adolescent interviewing — Ch. 9 A different silhouette: interviewing the geriatric patient — Ch. 10 For the moment at least I actually became them: cultural competence in the interview — Ch. 11 The real satisfaction: communication with the patient in the office setting — pt. 3 Challenges in interviewing — Ch. 12 Seal up the mouth of outrage: difficult patient-clinician interactions — Ch. 13 Something new and dreadful: telling bad news — Ch. 14 A great many remedies: talking with patients about complementary and alternative medicine — Ch. 15 The sum of all the general rage: malpractice and the clinical interview — Ch. 16 Not through argument but by contagion: education and negotiation — Ch. 17 The hunt is on: the medical interview at work — App. Questionnaires to assist history-taking — Index.
- This book teaches skills that manifest themselves as behaviors that clinicians display when they interact with patients. (Note to learners, page ix).
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