The New Doctor, Patient, Illness Model

Download or read book The New Doctor, Patient, Illness Model written by Peter Bailey and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peter's thoughtful model will hopefully enable future practitioners of medicine to argue against any retrograde move towards paternalism and authoritarianism."- Jonathan Silverman, author of Skills for Communicating with Patients, from the Foreword. This inspirational guide provides an innovative framework for understanding the consultation. It is concise, easy-to-read and highly accessible, presenting a simple and easily remembered non-linear diagram which facilitates the understanding of this richly complex process.