Doctor, His Patient and the Illness by John Balint (2000, Hardcover)

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Publisher: Churchill Livingstone ISBN 13: 9780443064609. Author: John Balint ISBN 10: 0443064601. Title: The Doctor, His Patient and The Illness, 2e Item Condition: New.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-100443064601
ISBN-139780443064609
eBay Product ID (ePID)45030627

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDoctor, His Patient and the Illness
Publication Year2000
SubjectPhysician & Patient, Internal Medicine, Diseases
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Balint
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition18
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal616.89
Table Of ContentIntroduction. The General Problem. The Patients Offers and the Doctors Responses. Elimination by Appropriate Physical examination. Incidence and Evaluation of Neurotic Symptoms. Level of Diagnosis. The Collusion of Anonymity. The General Practitioner and His Consultants. The Perpetuation of the Teacher-Pupil Relationship. Advice and reassurance. How to Start. When to Stop. The Special Psychological Atmosphere of General Practice. The General Practitioner as Psychotherapist. A: Two Illustrative Cases. The general Practitioner as Psychotherapist B: The Difficult Case. The Apostolic Function-I. The Apostolic Function-II. The Doctor and his Patient. The Patient and his Illness. General Practitioner Psychotherapy. Summary and Future outlook.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFirst published in 1957, with a slight update in 1964, this classic text remains one of the standard works on the doctor patient relationship (largely as found in general practice). This new edition provides an updated descriptive analysis of the doctor-patient relationship, with practical advice on the potential and limits to the doctors involvement with the patient. A new Foreword by the authors son placing his fathers work in the context of the new millenium. Across the world there are thousands of Balint groups/societies that have a growing number of members keen to read the work of their founding father Foreword by the original authors son., Descriptive analysis of the doctor-patient relationship (largely as found in general practice). With practical advice on the potential and limits to the doctors involvement with the patient.
LC Classification NumberR727.3
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