An account of the principles and methods of family general practice, this text is aimed at medical students and trainee general practitioners. It traces the differences between the general and specialized practice of medicine, and decribes what is involved in running a general family practice.

An Introduction to Family Medicine

McWhinney, Ian R.

Oxford Univ. Pr.

An account of the principles and methods of family general practice, this text is aimed at medical students and trainee general practitioners. It traces the differences between the general and specialized practice of medicine, and decribes what is involved in running a general family practice.

Oxford University Press

This is a greatly expanded successor to McWhinney's An Introduction to Family Medicine (Oxford, 1978). It includes much new material on the nature of family medicine and on specific clinical problems. There are two new chapters on the experience of illness, suffering, and healing and on doctor-patient communication. The chapter on the philosophical and scientific basis of family medicine has been expanded to do justice to the growing support which the paradigm of family medicine is receiving in the biological, medical, and social science literature. The chapter on clinical method--perhaps the book's core--has a new look and greater depth reflecting work in this area over the past decade. The chapter on prevention provides updated recommendations, and the chapter on the family has been enlarged. The most noticeable change is the addition of five new chapters on common family practice problems. These chapters have a dual purpose: to exemplify the application of principles discussed earlier in the book, and to distill the information on each problem that is most necessary for family physicians. This is an ideal text for medical students taking a family medicine rotation and for beginning residents in the field.

A Textbook of Family Medicine

Medical Books

Medicine

A Textbook of Family Medicine is a greatly expanded successor to McWhinney's acclaimed An Introduction to Family Medicine (Oxford University Press, 1978). It includes a wealth of new information on the nature of family medicine and on specific clinical problems. Chapters have been added on the experience of illness, suffering and healing; doctor-patient communication; and the philosophical and scientific basis of family medicine. The central chapter of the text deals with the clinical method in family medicine. Readers will also find full consideration of prevention, with up-to-date recommendations, as well as revised and expanded material on the family. Five new chapters give students and practitioners needed information on such common complaints as sore throat, headache, and fatigue, and chronic problems such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Since the previous edition of McWhinney's text was published in 1989, family medicine has assumed an increasingly important role in the modern health care system. The growth of managed care in The United States, and of similar movements in other countries, has made it more important than ever to define and conceptualize the discipline and to synthesize its body of knowledge and skills. The author brings to this task a lifetime's experience in family practice and academic family medicine. The first edition was widely acclaimed for its originality, depth of analysis, and elegant style. The book has now been extensively revised, while retaining its original structure. The first ten chapters are devoted, as before, to a conceptualization and description of the field, Much new material has been added on the patient-centered clinical method, illness narratives, the biological basis of family medicine, health promotion, the concept of risk, and the contribution of evidence-based medicine. Chapter 9 now includes an authoritative review of evidence-based preventive strategies. The five clinical chapters exemplify how the basic principles apply in practice. These have all been updated with the results of new research. The chapters on the practice of family medicine cover such topics as home care, records and practiced management. The revisions of these reflect many changes that have occurred since the first edition. A new chapter on alternative (complementary) medicine fills the need for reliable information on this topic. The book has been designed to be read as a whole, the fundamental ideas forming a continuous thread which runs through all its sections.

Textbook of Family Medicine

Since the previous edition of Ian McWhinney's text was published in 1989, family medicine has assumed an increasingly important role in the modern health care system. The growth of managed care in The United States and of similar movements in other countries has made it more important than ever to define and conceptualize the discipline and to synthesize its body of knowledge and skills. The author brings to this task a lifetime's experience in family practice and academic family medicine. The first edition was widely acclaimed for its originality, depth of analysis, and elegant style. The book has now been extensively revised, while retaining its original structure. The first ten chapters are devoted, as before, to a conceptualization and description of the field, Much new material has been added on the patient-centered clinical method, illness narratives, the biological basis of family medicine, health promotion, the concept of risk, and the contribution of evidence-based medicine. Chapter 9 now includes an authoritative review of evidence-based preventive strategies. The five clinical chapters exemplify the application of basic principles in practice. These have all been updated with the results of new research. The chapters on the practice of family medicine cover such topics as home care, records and practiced management. The revisions of these reflect many changes that have occurred since the first edition. A new chapter on alternative (complementary) medicine fills the need for reliable information on this topic. The book has been designed to be read as a whole, with fundamental ideas forming a continuous thread which runs through all its sections.

Highly acclaimed in its first two editions, Ian R. McWhinney's Textbook of Family Medicine is one of the seminal texts in the field. While many family medicine texts simply cover the disorders a practitioner might see in clinical practice, McWhinney defines the principles and practices of family medicine as a separate and distinct field of practice. The initial sections cover basic principles and philosophies of family medicine and a later section discusses approaches to common diseases encountered in practice. The discussions not only address these clinical problems, but each is a workshop for incorporating what it means to be a family physician into everyday practice. The new edition is updated throughout with help from a group of reviewers and a new coauthor, Thomas Freeman, Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario, where McWhinney is Professor Emeritus.

Freeman, Thomas

Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method

Emphasizing holistic philosophy, this important book encourages practitioners to surpass treatment based strictly on a one-dimensional, biomedical assessment of their patients. Among the topics covered are: conceptualizations of ill-health; consideration of the patient as an individual; the establishment of goals and cooperative strategy between physician and patient; and the realistic allocation of time, energy, and other resources of the health care provider.

Science & Math

Stewart, Moira

Brown, Judith Belle

Weston, W Wayne

McWilliam, Carol

Freeman, Thomas R.

History & Philosophy

Sage Publications, Inc.

Emphasizing holistic philosophy, this important book encourages practitioners to surpass treatment based strictly on a one-dimensional, biomedical assessment of their patients. Among the topics covered are: conceptualizations of ill-health; consideration of the patient as an individual; the establishment of goals and cooperative strategy between physician and patient; and the realistic allocation of time, energy, and other resources of the health care provider.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Patient-Centered Medicine

McWilliam, Carol L.

Ryan, Bridget L.

Allied Health Professions

CRC-Press

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An Introduction to Family Medicine

An Introduction to Family Medicine

A Textbook of Family Medicine

A Textbook of Family Medicine

Textbook of Family Medicine

A Textbook of Family Medicine

Textbook of Family Medicine

Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method

Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method

Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method