While Parsons' model of doctors' affective neutrality, ... A second trend, the rise of health consumerism, has encouraged more contractual and conflictual relationships between patient and doctor. ... But a number of social trends have converged to reduce the ability of patients to have these relationships with physicians.
www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/DPReview.html
The Medscape Journal ... Journals & Reference ... All Sources Medscape eMedicine MEDLINE Drug Reference...
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How do gender and ethnicity affect the relationships between doctors and patients? Between supervisors and supervisees? Among colleagues? Anecdotes show how gaps in equity affect our profession. ... How do gender and ethnicity affect relationships in our profession, such as the relationship between physician and patient?
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/541660
The General Medical Council of Great Britain upholds the right of doctors to refuse to accept individual patients when a satisfactory relationship between the doctor and patient does not exist for want of committment on either side .
www.issuesinmedicalethics.org/032ed023.html
Jul 29, 2008 ... A growing chorus suggests that the once-revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks.
www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/health/29well.html
Sexual relationships between doctors and former patients: Already guilty? Gerald Freshwater; BMJ 2006 333: 1272. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] ... Freshwater, G. (2006). Sexual relationships between doctors and former patients: Already guilty?. BMJ 333: 1272-1272 [Full text]
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I wish to discuss my perspectives on the changing relationship between doctors and their patients. Before beginning this discussion, I want to say what a special pleasure it is for me to be speaking at this institute.
web2.umkc.edu/whmckc/PUBLICATIONS/MCP/MCPPDF/Lerner-2-2... web2.umkc.edu/whmckc/PUBLICATIONS/MCP/MCPPDF/Lerner-2-20-86.pdf
Why are doctors and patients so often at odds? Why are both expressing more frustration and less satisfaction? To answer these questions, more and more researchers are putting the doctor-patient relationship under ... They conclude, “The medical visit is truly a meeting between experts.” (33); What can patients do?
www.spiralnotebook.org/chartingthedoctorpatientrelation... www.spiralnotebook.org/chartingthedoctorpatientrelationship/index.html
As part of a comprehensive package of reforms in Britain, healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and midwives, will be warned against forming sexual relationships not only with patients but also with former patients. ... The proposals, "Clear sexual boundaries between health professionals and patients",
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Braunstein, now a consultant to scientists and investors starting up biomedical companies, recommends, aside from the personal strengthening of relationships between physicians and patients during check-ups, more institutional programs, such as cultural competency programs.
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/jhmi-tbd011008.... www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/jhmi-tbd011008.php