Background: Medical practice in Chile has changed dramatically over the last few years. Patients have raised their expectations and there is a growing number of complaints, and malpractice lawsuits. The doctor-patient ...

Effective communication skills form part of being a good doctor. Today there is solid evidence to support the teaching of effective communication skills in all medical schools.

Background: The first part of the medical interview is perhaps one of the most significant components of the doctor's role. How to collect relevant information and how to build a therapeutic relationship with the patient ...

When investigating intercultural communication in healthcare settings, interprofessional communication has received very little scholarly attention compared to doctor–patient interactions. Interactions among doctors, ...

In this article, we propose to understand the doctor–patient relationship (DPR) using a health communications perspective, as it is located in the sociohistorical framework of modernising processes. The paper analyses the ...

This article analyzes doctor–patient communication at admission interviews in an outpatient mental health care service at a public hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. These interviews are the first contact between ...

Studies have been highlighting the importance of an opened communication, with more quality and reduction of asymmetry inside the doctor-patient relationship. The doctor-patient communication is so important that affects ...