Patient Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-based Method - Softcover

Doody's Book Review Service , 15-JUN-02, Donald Frey, MD, Creighton University Medical Center -- "Given the increasing reliance on invasive testing and medical interviewing to the exclusion of sound history taking, such a book is sorely needed. This work fills the niche well...Symptom defining skills are emphasized, and short, easy-to-follow vignettes are used to illustrate the book's interviewing approach. A 'learning exercise' section, written in a question-and-answer format, follows each chapter and helps summarize the elements of each section. Finally, the section on patient education is particularly helpful in weaving education issues into the medical interview...This manual has the capacity to serve both as a teaching tool for students learning the arduous task of medical interviewing, as well as a quick review for the busy practitioner seeking ways to more efficiently deal with difficult patients and multi-problem patients."-Doody's Book Review Service

Written by an eminent authority on interviewing techniques and resident training, "Patient-Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method" provides practical, how-to guidance on every aspect of physician-patient communication. Readers will hone their skills in patient-centered interviewing techniques whose effectiveness is documented by published evidence. Chapters present techniques for defining the patient's symptoms, making the doctor-centered part of the interviewing process patient-friendly, and handling specific scenarios. Also included are effective strategies for summarizing data from the interview, presenting these findings to colleagues, and using patient education materials. The book's user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and use of color to highlight key points.