Talking with Patients

Introduction ; 1. Doctors' and patients' roles ; 2. Conducting an interview ; 3. Facilitating communication ; 4. Communication by and during touching ; 5. Caring communication skills ; 6. Obstacles to communication ; 7. Other aspects of doctor-patient communication ; 8. Testing topics ; 9. Talking about choices and making decisions ; 10. Written communication ; 11. Communication in the setting of primary care ; 12. Talking about babies ; 13. Talking to children ; 14. Talking to the elderly ; 15. Talking to the dying patient ; 16. Talking about pregnancy and reproduction ; 17. Talkig about sexual function ; 18. Aspects of transcultural communication ; 19. Developing skills ; Resume ; Appendix ; References ; Index