This volume covers many of the ways of speaking that create problems between doctor and patient. The questions under consideration in the present book are the following: How is the doctor-patient interaction structured in a particular culture? What takes place during the process? What causes misunderstandings, lack of cooperation and even total non-compliance? What is the outcome of the interaction and how does the patient benefit from it? Finally, and this is the ultimate purpose of this book: How can the interaction be improved so that an optimum outcome is assured for the patient with maximum satisfaction to the physician?
ISBN: | 9789027250117 |
Publication date: | 1st January 1989 |
Author: | Walburga von RafflerEngel |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 332 pages |
Series: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
Genres: |
Linguistics |