TY  - JOUR
T1  - Handbook of clinical skills: A practical manual
AU  - Altkorn D
Y1  - 2011/01/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.1979
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 200
EP  - 204
VL  - 305
IS  - 2
N2  - 
The early chapters introduce several interesting concepts, including prudence in decision making, which “differentiates the reflexive from the reflective action, judiciousness from recklessness.” Chapter 3, “Getting to Know the Patient—Disease, Illness, and Illness Behavior,” discusses the importance of considering all aspects of the patient experience: disease, illness (the patient's experience of disease), and predicament (“the complex of psychosocial issues which impinge upon the individual”). Although this holistic approach is certainly not new, the author presents a practical framework and meaningful examples from his practice. Chapter 4 focuses on key skills, providing an interesting table of ways to improve listening skills and an interdisciplinary method of improving observational skills through discussion of artwork.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1979
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1979
ER  -