Communication Skills for Doctors: A Guide to Effective Communication with Patients and Families

by Peter Maguire

This important and timely book is written to help senior medical students and doctors in training become more competent in dealing with difficult areas of communication. The author covers the main areas where communication must take place effectively, both in normal interview situations as well as difficult scenarios that students/doctors are likely to encounter. These include breaking bad news, interviewing potentially suicidal patients and handling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034066309X
• ISBN13: 9780340663097
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages