TY - BOOK AU - Lloyd,Margaret AU - Bor,Robert AU - Blache,Geraldine AU - Eleftheriadou,Zack ED - Elsevier Science (Firm) TI - Communication skills for medicine SN - 9780702030581 AV - R118 .L565 2009eb U1 - 610.696 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Communication in medicine KW - Physician and patient KW - fast KW - Communication KW - Physician-Patient Relations N1 - Available through Elsevier Science; Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index; Basic communication skills -- The medical interview -- Giving information -- Breaking bad news -- Taking a sexual history -- Communicating with patients from different cultural backgrounds -- Guidelines on communicating with children and young people -- Communication with a patient's family -- Mistakes, complaints and litigation -- Challenging consultations : special problems in doctor-patient communication -- Communicating with patients and colleagues : learning more about how personal issues affect professional relationships N2 - A practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview the text covers other aspects of communication, including how to promote healthy behaviour and the need for the doctor to work as part of the health care team ER -