Brief Encounters: Speaking with Patients
Authors: John A. Balint
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Medical Writings3 August 1999Brief Encounters: Speaking with PatientsJohn A. Balint, MDJohn A. Balint, MDAlbany Medical Center; Albany, NY 12208 (Balint)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail … the secret of the care of the patient is caring for the patient.-Francis Peabody, 1927The foundation of good medical care, whether it be health maintenance or treatment of an ill person, is a comfortable, evolving relationship between patient and physician. Since the dawn of medicine with Hippocrates and, later, Plato, this was regarded as the foundation of the art of medicine and was felt to be safely left in the hands of the benign paternalistic physician. New physicians learned this art during a prolonged apprenticeship with a mentor and role model and adapted it to their ...References1. Stoeckle JD, ed. Encounters between Patients and Doctors: An Anthology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Pr; 1987. Google Scholar2. Coulehan JL, Block MR. TheMedical Interview: A Primer for Students of the Art. 2d ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 1987. Google Scholar3. Cohen-Cole SA. The Medical Interview: The Three-Function Approach. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1991. Google Scholar4. Lipkin M Jr, Putnam SM, Lazare A, eds. The Medical Interview: Clinical Care, Education, and Research. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1995. Google Scholar5. Engel GL. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science. 1977;196:129-36. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Engel GL. The clinical application of the biopsychosocial model. Am J Psychiatry. 1980;137:535-44. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Weed LL. Medical records that guide and teach. N Engl J Med. 1968;278:652-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Szasz TS, Hollender MH. A contribution to the philosophy of medicine: the basic models of the doctor-patient relationship. Arch Intern Med. 1956;97:582-92. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Balint M. The Doctor, His Patient, and the Illness. 2d ed. London: Pitman; 1964. Google Scholar10. Peabody RW. The care of the patient. JAMA. 1927;88:877-82. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Tumulty PA. What is a clinician and what does he do? N Engl J Med. 1970;283:20-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: John A. Balint, MDAffiliations: Albany Medical Center; Albany, NY 12208 (Balint)Corresponding Author: John A. Balint, MD, Center For Medical Ethics, Education and Research, Albany Medical Center, Mail Code 153, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPercepção e Expectativas de Pacientes com Câncer acerca das Diretivas Antecipadas de VontadeAvaliação da Relação Médico-Paciente em Alunos Internos de um Curso de MedicinaDiretivas antecipadas de vontade: benefícios, obstáculos e limitesAdvanced history taking¿Se parecen los médicos de familia a las tortugas marinas?Medicina centrada no paciente e ensino médico: a importância do cuidado com a pessoa e o poder médicoCollecting client data: a phenomenological study of midwives' experiencesComplementary and alternative medicine: The importance of doctor-patient communicationHacia un nuevo modelo de relación clínicaConnaissance des complications de la chirurgie des lambeaux pulpaires des doigts longs et information des patients – implications éthiques 3 August 1999Volume 131, Issue 3Page: 231-234KeywordsBehaviorData acquisitionMedical educationOutpatient clinicsResearch reporting guidelinesRunningSexual identitySpecificitySystematic reviewsVeins ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 3 August 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...