Journal article
Must Physicians Reveal Their Wounds?
Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics, v 5(2)
1996
PMID: 8718726
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Abstract
The physician–patient relationship is anchored in trust. Historically the relationship has been a paternalistic one, with the patient expected to trust the physician's training and skills in doing what is “best” for the patient. But medical knowledge has expanded, as have treatment options and knowledge of the risks of treatment. The physician must now possess volumes of specialized knowledge about procedures and treatments, side effects and alternatives, drugs and their contraindications. Information has become a companion to trust. The patient, while still dependent on the physician's expertise, now wants information about choices and hazards in treatment. Expanded choice has made the patient a consumer of healthcare and its risks rather than a passive recipient of treatment from the professional.
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Details
- Title
- Must Physicians Reveal Their Wounds?
- Creators
- Barry R. Furrow - Widener University
- Publication Details
- Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics, v 5(2)
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996UG11500002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030101642
- Other Identifier
- 991020542592804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Health Policy & Services
- Social Sciences, Biomedical