"I'm Sorry to Tell You..." Physicians' Reports of Breaking Bad News

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-217

  Ptacek, J T ^a   Ptacek, John J ^b   Ellison, Neil M ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mary Greeley Medical Center   (United States)

^c GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bad news; Communication; Patient physician relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STRESS; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035320052     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010766732373     Document Type: Article

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