Thinking About Patients

First published in 2001 and reissued here with a new preface, this title promotes a multidimensional model of medicine. It offers a practical guide to the psychological and social processes involved in practicing medicine and in being a patient. It will help us to return to what medicine is all about - using our skills to serve patients.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

New Preface to the 2024 Reissue. Preface: How to use this Book. Acknowledgements. Foreword by Dr Roger Neighbour. Introduction. 1. The Biomedical Model 2. Disease versus Illness: Models in Conflict 3. How to Be a Doctor 4. How to be a Patient 5. Psychological Models 6. Sociological Models: (i) The Sick Role 7. Sociological Models: (ii) Medicalisation 8. Anthropological Models 9. The Role of the Drug 10. Discussion: What is Medicine's Gaze and Who Controls It? Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Misselbrook

Zusammenfassung

First published in 2001 and reissued here with a new preface, this title promotes a multidimensional model of medicine. It offers a practical guide to the psychological and social processes involved in practicing medicine and in being a patient. It will help us to return to what medicine is all about – using our skills to serve patients.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Misselbrook, Misselbrook David
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032644875
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3264487-5
• Seiten: 218
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine