The Silent World of Doctor and Patient

by Jay Katz

Book Overview

In this eye-opening look at the doctor-patient decision-making process, physician and law professor Jay Katz examines the time-honored belief in the virtue of silent care and patient compliance. Historically, the doctor-patient relationship has been based on a one-way trust--despite recent judicial attempts to give patients a greater voice through the doctrine of informed consent. Katz criticizes doctors for encouraging patients to relinquish their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801857805
• ISBN13: 9780801857805
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.5"