How To Break Bad News: A Guide for Health Care Professionals

Robert Buckman

Published by University of Toronto Press 1992

How To Break Bad News

A Guide for Health Care Professionals

Robert Buckman

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487596989

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About this book

Based on Buckman's award-winning training videos and Kason's courses on interviewing skills for medical students, this volume is an indispensable aid for doctors, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers, and all those in related fields.

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Buckman Robert :

Robert Buckman, MD is Medical Oncologist, Toronto-Bayview Regional Cancer Centre.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Why Breaking Bad News Is Difficult Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
3. Basic Communication Skills Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
4. Breaking Bad News: A Six-Step Protocol Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5. The Patient’s Reactions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
6. Other Peoples′ Reactions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Appendix: An Interview Using the Breaking-Bad-News Protocol Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 234
Keywords: DISCOUNT-B

eBook

Published: August 8, 1992
ISBN: 9781487596989