Healthcare and Culture

Description:

"The interest of the book is aimed to grasp the construction of processes of cultural, relational and subjective meaning in the dialogical encounter between medicine and society, between doctor and patient. The book intends to focus in particular on two specific plans: on the one hand, to present a reflection and analysis on contemporary medicine and its on{u2010}going transformations of the healthcare relationship; on the other hand, to present and discuss experiences of intervention and possible models of intervention addressed to healthcare and doctor{u2010}patient relationships during its crucial steps (consultation, formulation and communication of diagnosis, therapy, conclusion)"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Transcultural medical care,  Medical care, cross-cultural studies,  Medical care,  Cross-cultural studies,  Delivery of Health Care,  Cross-Cultural Comparison,  Physician-Patient Relations,  Behavioral Medicine