The Patient's Brain Free

Author: Fabrizio Benedetti
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0199579512
Category: Medical

The Patient's Brain: The neuroscience behind the doctor-patient relationship

There is a vast literature on what has often been called the doctor-patient relationship, patient-provider interaction, therapist-patient encounter, and such like. Download The Patient's Brain medical books for free.
However, it is thanks to recent advances within neuroscience, that we now find ourselves in a much better position to be able to describe and discuss the biological mechanisms that underlie the doctor-patient relationship. For example, we now know that different physiological and biochemical mechanisms take part in complex functions, like trust, hope, empathy and compassion, which are all key elements in the therapist-patient encounter. With this neuroscientific knowledge in their hands, health professionals will soon be able to directly see how their words, attitudes, and behaviors Get The Patient's Brain our bestseller medical books.

The Patient's Brain Free

However, it is thanks to recent advances within neuroscience, that we now find ourselves in a much better position to be able to describe and discuss the biological mechanisms that underlie the doctor-patient relationship With this neuroscientific knowledge in their hands, health professionals will soon be able to directly see how their words, attitudes, and behaviors

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