The healing attitude : the empowered patient /

Part of the Health Choices Series...To what degree does a positive attitude help a patient cope with an illness and respond to its treatment? We explore this issue through the eyes of several patients. We also learn that the doctor-patient relationship is undergoing some changes. Patients now have a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nenner, Gary (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Millis, MA : Aquarius Health Care Media, 2007.
Series:Health and society in video.
Health choices.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Part of the Health Choices Series...To what degree does a positive attitude help a patient cope with an illness and respond to its treatment? We explore this issue through the eyes of several patients. We also learn that the doctor-patient relationship is undergoing some changes. Patients now have access to more information and are aware of more treatment choices than in the past. The 'empowered patient' is becoming more common, and some doctors feel that this empowerment is a good thing.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 13, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.).
Playing Time:00:23:36