Smith's Patient Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Method, Fourth Edition

4th Edition
1259644626 · 9781259644627
The definitive evidence-based guide to effective patient-centered interviewingA Doody’s Core Title for 2024 & 2022! Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition is a practical introductory textbook covering the essentials of patient… Read More
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Chapter 1: The Medical Interview

Chapter 2: Data-Gathering and Relationship-Building Skills

Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Interview: Patient-Centered Interviewing

Chapter 4: Symptom-Defining Skills

Chapter 5: The Middle of the Interview: Clinician-Centered Interviewing

Chapter 6: Step 11: The End of the Interview

Chapter 7: Adapting the Interview to Different Situations and Other Practical Issues

Chapter 8: The Clinician-Patient Relationship

Chapter 9: Summarizing and Presenting the Patient's Story

NEW! Application of Patient-Centered Skills

NEW! Being Patient-Centered in the Digital Age

The definitive evidence-based guide to effective patient-centered interviewing

A Doody’s Core Title for 2024 & 2022! 

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition is a practical introductory textbook covering the essentials of patient interviewing. The most evidence based-guide available on the topic, and endorsed by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, this acclaimed resource applies the proven 5-Step approach which integrates patient and clinical centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration.

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing covers important topics such as:

  • Patient Education
  • Motivating for behavior change
  • Breaking bad news
  • Managing different personality types
  • Increasing personal awareness in mindful practice
  • Nonverbal communication
  • Using computers in the exam room
  • Reporting and presenting evaluations

The book’s user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and the use of color to highlight key points. Learning aids include practice exercises in each chapter, a pocket card, lists of essential questions, and graphics that facilitate understanding and retention.

If you are in need of an evidence-based text that provides a proven systematic framework for taking an effective history, your search ends here.




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