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video Acknowledging the patient's emotion is key to a good doctor-patient alliance. |
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video Eliciting the patient's expectations of the illness or its treatment is important. |
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video Demonstration of bad body language during an interview. |
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video Exploring the patient's understanding of his/her illness. |
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video Poor response to a patient's idea of the cause of illness will disrupt your alliance. |
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video Facilitation is used to help the patient continue his/her story during history taking. |
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video Demonstration of a doctor's positioning while interviewing a hospitalized (in bed) patient. |
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video The use of good body language during the interview is demonstrated here (it would be even better without the intervening desk!) |
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video Clarification of a patient's history keeps your history straight and strengthens your alliance. |
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video Demonstration of a good way to handle a patient's idea/concerns about his/her illness. |
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video Ending the interview with an agreement to meet again (if that is going to occur) is wise. |
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video Normalizing a patient's behavior can at times improve your alliance. |
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video Corridor discussions of patients are NOT a good idea. |
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video Demonstration of the proper setup for an interview in an office. |
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video Education of a patient about his/her illness is a critical part of a good interview. |
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video Closing the interview by asking the patient if he/she has any questions is a good thing to do. |
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video Empathic responses to patients strengthen the alliance - I |
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video Repeating the patient's words can help the patient feel understood, facilitating your alliance. |
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video Empathic responses to patients strengthen the alliance - II |
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video Planning a treatment strategy with a patient. |
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video Engaging the patient into the interview and the relationship. |
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video Summarizing the interview and winding up. |
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video Enlisting the patient's cooperation in treatment is critical to its success. |
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video Validation of the patient to deepen the therapeutic relationship is a useful technique. |
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video Proper opening of an interview is critical to your success. |