The Fifteen Minute Hour
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The Fifteen Minute Hour

Efficient and Effective Patient-Centered Consultation Skills, Sixth Edition

  1. 210 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Fifteen Minute Hour

Efficient and Effective Patient-Centered Consultation Skills, Sixth Edition

About this book

The Fifteen Minute Hour is well-established as a classic text, providing invaluable support for primary care practitioners aiming to increase patient satisfaction without adding significantly to the length of a visit. This sixth edition continues to emphasise a patient-centred approach to help practitioners enhance the therapeutic relationship with their patients. With a renewed focus on wellness and health promotion, the book offers simple and effective techniques to solve or prevent psychological and behavioural problems manifested in the consultation. The Fifteen Minute Hour has become essential reading around the world, and this sixth edition is completely updated with brand new case material based on real-world consultations, additional techniques for managing chronic conditions including pain, and new references substantiating the efficacy of the authors' methods.

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Yes, you can access The Fifteen Minute Hour by Marian Stuart,Joseph Lieberman,Marian R. Stuart,Joseph A. Lieberman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Medical Theory, Practice & Reference. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138497771
eBook ISBN
9781351017893
Edition
6
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Authors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter 1 The BATHE technique: Key to making your practice patient-centered
  11. Chapter 2 Broadening the context of the office visit or medical consultation
  12. Chapter 3 Promoting wellness and managing chronic conditions
  13. Chapter 4 Small interventions and why they work
  14. Chapter 5 Therapeutic pearls for brief counseling sessions
  15. Chapter 6 Structuring a fifteen minute counseling session
  16. Chapter 7 Managing difficult patients: Their pain and yours
  17. Chapter 8 Accenting the positive: Putting an affirmative spin on the BATHE technique
  18. Chapter 9 Handling special situations, staff, and assuring self-preservation
  19. Chapter 10 Wrapping up: Integrating treatments, modifying lifestyles, getting results
  20. Appendix A: Twelve good questions and three good answers for all seasons
  21. Appendix B: Recommended books and other resources for patients
  22. Index