| #687188 in Books | Johns Hopkins University Press | 2002-10-10 | 2002-10-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.70 x6.00l,.94 | File Name: 0801857805 | 320 pages |
||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| insightful|By Mike|A challenge to read; I think it could have been written a little more clearly. But for a person with a chronic illness of more than forty years it's helpful to understand why doctors behave as they do. It's easy to blame their actions on money and lawsuits. It's especially interesting to learn about doctors' "certainty" mentality.|1 of 1 people found th|||"A remarkable book... Goes a long way towards ending the silence that ultimately dehumanizes both doctor and patient." (Business Week)
|"What gives this book unusual power is Dr. Katz's understanding of the historical origins of doctors' si
In this eye-opening look at the doctor-patient decision-making process, physician and law professor Jay Katz examines the time-honored belief in the virtue of silent care and patient compliance. Historically, the doctor-patient relationship has been based on a one-way trust―despite recent judicial attempts to give patients a greater voice through the doctrine of informed consent. Katz criticizes doctors for encouraging patients to relinquish their autonomy, and dem...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Silent World of Doctor and Patient | Jay Katz. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
