Moving Forward: No Scientific Integrity without an Acknowledgment of Past Wrongs

Trust is essential for good patient care. Abuses in research and in medical care undermines trust in governmental medical care systems. Restoring trust involves acknowledging and correcting past harms to communities and individuals.

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Somatoform disorders: A help or hindrance to good patient care?

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.184.6.465 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 184 (6) ◽

pp. 465-467 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Michael Sharpe ◽

Richard Mayou

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Patient Care ◽

General Practitioners ◽

Somatoform Disorders ◽

Somatoform Disorder ◽

Good Patient ◽

Specific Category ◽

Good Patient Care ◽

Almost All ◽

Issue Reports

The paper by de Waal and colleagues (2004, this issue) reports on the prevalence of somatoform disorders in Dutch primary care. They found that at least one out of six patients seen by general practitioners could be regarded as having a somatoform disorder, almost all in the non-specific category of undifferentiated somatoform disorder. The prevalence of the condition has major implications for medical services but what does this diagnosis mean? Is receiving a diagnosis of somatoform disorder of any benefit to the patient? Does it help the doctor to provide treatment?

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Description of good patient care at the end of life

Applied Nursing Research ◽

10.1016/j.apnr.2016.04.008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 245-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sanghee Kim ◽

Minjeong Seo

Keyword(s):

Patient Care ◽

End Of Life ◽

Good Patient ◽

Good Patient Care

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Concluding Comments: Maximizing Good Patient Care and Minimizing Potential Liability When Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2010-2720k ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 128 (Supplement 4) ◽

pp. S206-S212 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Joan Gilmour ◽

Christine Harrison ◽

Sunita Vohra

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Patient Care ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Good Patient ◽

Good Patient Care ◽

Complementary And Alternative

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Patient Communication

Communication in Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1093/med/9780190852917.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 45-62

Author(s):

Michael Breyer ◽

Lee Shockley

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Care ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Medical Errors ◽

Staff Morale ◽

Good Communication ◽

Potential Barriers ◽

Good Patient ◽

Care Workers ◽

Good Patient Care

Good communication with patients has now been recognized as critical to their care. Although there are many potential barriers to communication in the patient care setting, health care workers understand that breaking them down to communicate in a healthy, positive fashion helps to provide patients with better care, improves staff morale, and decreases medical errors. Skilled practitioners recognize these challenges and come equipped with a toolbox designed to communicate well with patients, as they know good communication skills denote good patient care.

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