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In:Doctor–Patient Interaction
Edited by Walburga von Raffler-Engel
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 4] 1989
► pp. xi–xii

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Published online: 1 January 1989
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Table of contents

Prefacexiii
Introductionxvii
Doctor-patient relationship in the 1980s1
An intercultural communication gap: North American Indians vs. the mainstream medical profession45
Medical history-taking as an interactive event61
Linguistic means of social distancing in physician-patient communication77
The psychoanalytic discourse93
Verbal and nonverbal communication in a family practive consultation: a focus on the physician-patient relationship109
The dialogics of a doctor-patient relationship159
Doctor-patient interactions in cases of severe oligophrenia and dementia181
Doctor talk and Hawaiian ‘talk story’: The conversational organisation of a clinical encounter197
Physician-patient relations in Judaism213
Parent-professional communication relative to medical care decision making for seriously ill newborns227
Epilogue
Interview with a gynecologic oncologist on doctor-patient interactions257
Letters from a resident275
Ten keys to better doctor-patient relations285
Summaries289
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