The definitive evidence-based guide to effective patient-centered interviewing

A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! 

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition is a practical introductory textbook covering the essentials of patient interviewing. The most evidence based-guide available on the topic, and endorsed by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, this acclaimed resource applies the proven 5-Step approach which integrates patient and clinical centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration.

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing covers important topics such as:

• Patient Education
• Motivating for behavior change
• Breaking bad news
• Managing different personality types
• Increasing personal awareness in mindful practice
• Nonverbal communication
• Using computers in the exam room
• Reporting and presenting evaluations

The book’s user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and the use of color to highlight key points. Learning aids include practice exercises in each chapter, a pocket card, lists of essential questions, and graphics that facilitate understanding and retention.

If you are in need of an evidence-based text that provides a proven systematic framework for taking an effective history, your search ends here.

Contents

Chapter 1 The Medical Interview
Chapter 2 Data-Gathering and Empathy Skills
Chapter 3 The Beginning of the Interview: PatientCentered Interviewing
Chapter 4 Symptom-Defining Skills
Chapter 5 The Middle of the Interview: ClinicianCentered Interviewing
Chapter 6 Step 11: The End of the Interview
Chapter 7 Adapting the Interview to Different Situations and Other Practical Issues
Chapter 8 The Clinician-Patient Relationship
Chapter 9 Summarizing and Presenting the Patient’s Story
Chapter 10 Remaining Patient-Centered in the Digital Age
Appendix A Foreword to the First Edition
Appendix B Research and Humanistic Rationale for Patient-Centered Interviewing
Appendix C Feelings and Emotions
Appendix D Complete Write-up of Ms. Jones’ Initial Evaluation
Appendix E Mental Status Evaluation