Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
- Enhanced and reorganized material on the patient profile, lifestyle, substance abuse, and sexual history.
- New section on interviewing skills related to ethical and legal issues and how to deal with unanticipated adverse outcomes.
- Web-based interview organizer available at DavisPlus
- Cut-and-carry interview tips
- Two additional chapters
- Helping patients understand, interpret, and utilize material obtained on the Internet.
- More coverage of transparency in the medical interview.
- Handling difficult interview situations and difficult patients.
- How spirituality relates to healthcare and the clinician-patient interaction.
- Redesigned interview format for greater ease-of-use and clearer understanding.
Synopsis
Master the art of conducting a medical interview and in the process hone your communication skills. The authors have also created a downloadable interview organizer that can be used as a management tool for their first interviews. Visit DavisPlus (http: //davisplus.fadavis.com/) to access the interview organizer