Communicating with Patients. Relationships and Communication is a unique publication that presents patient communication as a set of multiple skills:: humanistic and medical, theoretical and practical. The main feature of the book is the interdisciplinary approach to the problem at hand, taking into account the linguistic, ethical, legal, psychological and social aspects related to communication. The study presents not only an in-depth analysis of the above-mentioned elements, but also the characteristics of communication with patients in various medical specialties. The reader will find practical guidance on, among other things::
- an appropriate way of organising the space in which communication takes place,
- appropriate language behaviour used when talking to sick people,
- principles of communicating clinical truth,
- favourable and unfavourable methods used in communicating with the child,
- communication with the mentally ill, taking into account the differences in approach to the patient depending on his/her mental state,
- effective communication within the treatment team.
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The book is intended for medical practitioners for whom an adequate communication with the patient is a fundamental element of their work. The publication is also a valuable source of knowledge for academics and students of various disciplines and faculties, both in the humanities (especially psychology, sociology, Polish studies and philosophy) and in medicine.