Title: Talking with patients : keys to good communication /
Authors: Myerscough, P. R.; Ford, Michael J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Physician and patient; Medical personnel and patient.; Interpersonal communication; Physician-Patient Relations; Communication
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Doctors' and patients' roles -- 3. Conducting an interview -- 4. Facilitating communication -- 5. Communication by and during touching -- 6. Caring communication skills -- 7. Obstacles to communication -- 8. Other aspects of doctor-patient communication -- 9. Testing topics / M.J. Ford -- 10. Talking about choices and making decisions -- 11. Written communication -- 12. Communication in the setting of primary care / A.N.M. Hewitt -- 13. Talking about babies / I.A. Laing -- 14. Talking to children / A.L. Speirs -- 15. Talking to adolescents / R.M. Wrate -- 16. Talking to the elderly / C.T. Currie -- 17. Talking to the dying patient / D. Doyle -- 18. Talking about pregnancy and reproduction -- 19. Talking about sexual function -- 20. Aspects of transcultural communication -- 21. Developing the skills.