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By Marc H. Hollender. Price, $6.50. Pp. 276. W. B. Saunders Company, 218 W. Washington Sq., Philadelphia 5, 1958.

W. W. Schottstaedt, M.D., Reviewer

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1959;103(3):509.

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This book was written to aid physicians in handling psychological problems commonly met in medical practice. Following a discussion of the doctor-patient relationship, common problems in the fields of medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics are considered. A separate chapter deals with the problems presented by the patient with cancer and a concluding chapter considers the pros and cons of nonmedicinal prescriptions, such as vacations. The book is written as a series of questions and answers: What should you tell a patient about his illness? How should you tell a patient about his illness? What does a heart attack mean to the patient? How do you prepare a patient for long-term rehabilitation? How should the patient with cancer be prepared for surgery? How should you approach a patient if her baby is a monster? What should the physician's attitude be about using a placebo? These and many similar practical questions are . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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