Behavioral medicine in primary care : a practical guide /
edited by Mitchell D. Feldman, John F. Christensen
- 1st edition
- New York : Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, c1997
- xv, 345 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- A lange medical book .
Includes index
Contents
Section 1 The doctor and patient 1.The medical interview 2.Empathy 3.Giving bad news 4.Difficult patients 5.Sexuality and professionalism 6.Suggestion and hypnosis 7.Managed care 8.Physician well-being.
Section 2 Working with specific populations 9.Families 10.Children 11.Adolescents 12.Older patients 13.Cross-cultural communication 14.Lesbian and gay patients 15.Women.
Section 5 Special topics 29. Stress and disease 30. Pain 31. HIV/AIDs 32. Mistakes in medical practice 33. Domestic violence 34. Chronic illness 35. Death and dying