1st Edition
Talking with Patients About the Personal Impact of Ilness The Doctor's Role
168 Pages
by
CRC Press
168 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This book explores the psychosocial impact of serious illness - its effect on a person's identity and relationships - and the doctor's role in counseling patients. Even the most seasoned physician often feels inadequate when it comes to discussing the personal impact of disability and serious illness with patients. It takes time, attention, and skill. Most physicians who are good at this learn... Read more
Section 1: The experience of illness. The impact of illness on identity, self esteem, roles and relationships. Personal appearance. Roles at home. Roles at work. Relationships. Emotional responses to serious illness. Vulnerability, uncertainty, lack of control. Fear and anxiety. Anger and mourning. Depression. Coping and renewal. The role of a spiritual life. Creating a new life. Redeveloping relationships with family and friends. Determination and hope. Aftermath: life after illness. New perspectives. Residual effects. Section 2: The physician’s role. Empathy and compassion. Talking with patients about illness. Illness and the family. Advocacy. Section 3: Reflections of physicians on illness, medical training, and clinical care.
Biography
Leonore Buckley, Dennis J. Shale
