Doctor His Patient and the Illness

By Michael Balint and John Balint

Book Overview

The General Problem; the patient's offers and the doctor's responses; elimination by appropriate physical examinations; incidence and evaluation of neurotic symptoms; level of diagnosis; the collusion of anonymity; the general practitioner and his consultants; the perpetuation of the teacher-pupil relationship; advice and reassurance; "How to Start"; "When to Stop"; the special psychological atmosphere of general practice, the general practitioner as psychotherapist; the patient and his illness; training.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823613801
• ISBN13: 9780823613809
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Intl Universities Pr Inc
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"