"The chapters in this book are articles that were originally published in U.S. Pharmacist"--Acknowledgments.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Caring, covenants, codes, and commitment -- Developing the relationship -- Choosing to see patients as people -- Listening and empathic responding -- Patient counseling -- Managing the angry patient -- Assertiveness -- Conflict management -- Helping patients with change -- Interacting with physicians -- Supportive communication -- Choosing an appropriate response -- Persuasive communication -- Immediacy: how word choice and nonverbal cues -- Affect the relationship -- Cultural competence -- Communicating on sensitive topics -- Kimberly Braxton Lloyd and Bruce A. Berger -- Communicating with patients who have literacy limitations.