Communication in Medical Care. Interaction between primary care physicians and patients

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of communication between doctors and patients in primary care consultations. This volume brings together a team of leading contributors from the fields of linguistics, sociology and medicine to describe each stage of a primary care consultation. The authors use conversation analysis techniques to analyse the sequential flow of the visit and describe the dilemmas and conflicts faced by doctors and patients as they work through the visit. The result is a view of the medical encounter that rationally presents the perspectives of both doctors and patients.