Medical-Patient Communication: Theory and Practice

Author: Xu Pu
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The doctor-patient relationship should ideally be one of mutual help and cooperation, but in real life, it often appears as an antagonistic one. In recent years, this antagonism has sometimes even escalated to the point of swords being drawn. Statistics show that in recent years, numerous healthcare workers have been brutally killed across the country, while incidents of healthcare workers being beaten or insulted occur frequently. General disputes between doctors and patients are even more numerous. Based on these reasons, this book provides a comprehensive explanation of doctor-patient communication from various aspects, including the basic principles of communication, the image of healthcare workers, patient reception, non-verbal and verbal communication, nursing-patient communication and doctor-patient communication techniques, patient management, patient education, as well as ethics and law. This aims to give healthcare workers and patients a relatively comprehensive understanding of doctor-patient communication, facilitating timely and effective communication between both parties and reducing the occurrence of medical disputes. During the discussion of certain communication principles, the book cites numerous examples to make the content as accessible as possible, enabling readers to apply them flexibly in real-life situations. The doctor-patient relationship should ideally be one of mutual help and cooperation, but in real life, it often appears as an antagonistic one. In recent years, this antagonism has sometimes even escalated to the point of swords being drawn. Statistics show that in recent years, numerous healthcare workers have been brutally killed across the country, while incidents of healthcare workers being beaten or insulted occur frequently. General disputes between doctors and patients are even more numerous. Based on these reasons, this book provides a comprehensive explanation of doctor-patient communication from various aspects, including the basic principles of communication, the image of healthcare workers, patient reception, non-verbal and verbal communication, nursing-patient communication and doctor-patient communication techniques, patient management, patient education, as well as ethics and law. This aims to give healthcare workers and patients a relatively comprehensive understanding of doctor-patient communication, facilitating timely and effective communication between both parties and reducing the occurrence of medical disputes.