This long awaited Third Edition fully illuminates the patient-centered
model of medicine, continuing to provide the foundation for the
Patient-Centered Care series. It redefines the principles underpinning
the patient-centered method using four major components - clarifying its
evolution and consequent development - to bring the reader fully
up-to-date. By examining and evaluating both qualitative and
quantitative research, including reviews and recent studies, the book
offers an invaluable compendium of relevant education literature and
methods. Illustrating patient-centered concepts through case studies,
Patient-Centered Medicine provides clear, inspirational messages about
the instrumental role of patient-centered clinical care for both
students and clinicians in all health care environments.