The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice [Paperback]

John L. Coulehan (Author), Marian R. Block (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997 | ISBN-10: 0803602677 | ISBN-13: 978-0803602670 | Edition: 3rd

SUNY at Stony Brook. Practical text for health professions students on interviewing. Includes samples of actual interviews and techniques for pediatric, elderly, and difficult patients. Previous edition subtitled: Primer for Students of the Art (c1992). Softcover. DNLM: Medical History Taking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: F a Davis Co; 3rd edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803602677
• ISBN-13: 978-0803602670
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,763,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent manual for all healthcare provoders, May 8, 2004

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ROBERT J TRIPICCHIO (wooddale, il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (Paperback)

Many clinicians confuse conversation skills (which most people have) with professional communication skills (which most have had little formal training in at all).
The cinicians in our practice have found it helpful in becoming more patient-centered in the goals setting process. The payoff being that patients who are more involved in their goal setiing and treatment planning are usually are more adherent to their treatment plan and demonstrate better outcomes. The book does a good job describing the difference between the traditional clinician-centered interview proceess and the patient-centered interview process and helping us blend the two. It does a particularly good job at giving strategies of how to work with various types of patients, i.e. the reticent, passive, overly talkative etc..
Strong in the fundamentals. Practical.
Highly recommended

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 6, 2000

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This review is from: The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (Paperback)

Excellent book for an introduction of the subject to medical students. Gives many examples of interviews that are very helpful. Rapid reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you ever want to refresh your clinical communication skills, September 18, 2011

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This review is from: The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (Medical Interview) (Paperback)

This book was required for one of my classes and I found it to be somewhat useful. It has some pretty good case scenarios that you can definitely learn from.