The Silent World of Doctor and Patient by Katz, Jay - 2002-11-01

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good.

KATZ, Jay: The Silent World of Doctor and Patient. Baltimore & London, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Originally published in 1984. Softcover, 263 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Medical Ethics / Interpersonal Communication-Doctors and Patients. Condition: Like New. A copy in near-pristine condition with all pages clean and unmarked. "In this eye-opening look at the doctor-patient decision-making process [this book] 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 demonstrates the detrimental effects their silence has on good patient care. Seeing a growing need in this age of medical science and sophisticated technology for more honest and complete communication between physician and… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New. In a new foreword to this edition of The Silent World of Doctor and Patient, Alexander Morgan Capron outlines the changes in medical ethics practice that have occurred since the book was first published in 1984, paying particular attention to the hotly debated issues of physician-assisted suicide and informed consent in managed care.

Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2002. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 296 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

JHUP, 2002-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!