Challenges and Solutions in Patient-Centered Care: A Case Book (1st edition.)

Series Editors: Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R FreemanThe application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition.

This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care.

It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively.

It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care, abuse, dying patients, ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness.

Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences, providing perspectives of great power and value.

The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals, teachers and students in primary care.