Hoyle Leigh, Morton F. Reiser

The Patient

Biological, Psychological, and Social Dimensions of Medical Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised and updated edition incorporates new developments that have emerged since the publication of the second edition in 1985.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-306-44142-4
• 3rd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 921g
• ISBN-13: 9780306441424
• ISBN-10: 030644142X
• Artikelnr.: 21938987

Inhaltsangabe

On Becoming a Patient: Illness and Help-Seeking Behavior. The Sick Role. Expectations in the Consulting Room. On Being a Patient: Anxiety. Psychological Defense Mechanisms. Depression, Mania, and Suicide. Psychosis. Confusion, Delirium, and Dementia. Pain. Substance Abuse. Sleep and Dreaming. On Assessing a Patient: Approach to a Patient. Current Context. Recent Context. Background Context. On Managing a Patient: The Case of the Sick Tarzan. The Doctor-Patient Relationship. The Patient's Personality. The Hospitalized Patient. Therapeutic Dimensions. Drugs that Affect Behavior. Some Illustrative Patients. Summary and Perspectives. Index.

Rezensionen

From a review of the second edition: `This well-written book...[presents] medical and behavioral science information that is both clear and compelling....it is both scholarly and readable.'
Annals of Internal Medicine