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An approach to the psychosocial treatment of the medically ill patient.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20951276     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article discusses some of the practices of psychosocial treatment. Broadly speaking, these practices include an emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship, the creation of a sound and lasting alliance, and the experience of trust and partnership that the physician fosters in helping the patient to negotiate the complex and uniquely individual experience of being ill. An argument is proposed that unless practitioners of medicine are mindful of the threats to the way they would like and are expected by their patients to practice medicine, they are unlikely to endorse changes actively or to pass the need for these changes onto the next generation of physicians. In this sense, keeping these concerns alive and the subject of ongoing discussion is crucial to the ongoing conceptualization of what it means to be a doctor.
Authors:
Steven C Schlozman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Medical clinics of North America     Volume:  94     ISSN:  1557-9859     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-18     Completed Date:  2010-12-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985236R     Medline TA:  Med Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1161-7, x     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. sschlozman@partners.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Mental Disorders / diagnosis,  etiology,  therapy*
Physician-Patient Relations*
Psychotherapy / organization & administration*

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