Doctors and Patients: What We Feel About You
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0025092650 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Customer said Fills a gap--informative and enjoyable, lovely style too!. Here is a book like no other! Which prompted me to write this review. Filled with anecdotes from Dr. Berczeller's medical practice, "Doctors and Patients" fills a gap in accounts of the "doctor-patient relationship". Through examples, Dr. Berczeller moves with lightning (but deliberate) speed on various topics germane to medical practice. The writing--i.e. factual material + STYLE--is just great! One can hardly put the book down! This. very helpful and thoughtful book A Customer I really think this book is excellent in describing different problems and people in the process of being a doctor. I'm a pre-med student and my sister gave me a copy to read--I couldn't put it down. Very interesting and thought-provoking. I highly recommend it.
A doctor examines such complex issues as terminal illness, doctors' bills, and malpractice from the point of view of the physician and discusses the strengths and failings of the doctor/patient relationship.
Berczeller further warns doctors against the professional and emotional risks of treating friends and VIPs. Maintaining that they, like patients, are subject to anxiety, despair and guilt, along with conflicts (including sexual temptation), the author stresses the importance of the patient's cooperation and intelligent participation in his or her health care. . Relations of doctors with patients' families and consulting physicians, he notes, may also prove delicate. As to choosing a doctor--a responsibility of the patient now thrown into question by health care reform--he recommends seeking a professional who can combine "humaneness with technical skill not