Books

• Recommended Books
• Additional Useful Books

Recommended Books on Medical Communication

Back, Anthony, Arnold Robert, Tulsky, James(2009). Mastering Communication With Seriously Ill Patients. Cambridge University Press.

Gottlieb, Laurie, Feeley Nancy, Dalton Cindy (2006.) The Collaborative Partnership Approach to Care. A Delicate Balance. Mosby Elsevier.

Silverman, Jonathan; Kurtz, Suzanne; Draper, Juliet (2005). Skills for Communicating with Patients. Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxon. 2nd edition.

Kurtz, Suzanne; Silverman, Jonathan; Draper, Juliet (2005). Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine, 2nd edition. Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxon.

Platt, Frederic; Gordon, Geoffrey (2004). Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore.

Stewart, Moira; Brown, Judith Belle; Freeman, Thomas R(2003). Patient-Centered Medicine. Transforming the Clinical Method, 2nd edition. Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxon.

Billings, J Andrew, Stoeckle, J (1999). The Clinical Encounter. A Guide to the Medical Interview and Case Presentation. Mosby, Elsevier.

Coulehan John, Block, Marion (1999). The Medical Interview. Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice. Philadephia: F.A.Davis Company.

Additional Useful Books on Communication Skills in Medicine

Lloyd, Margaret; Bor, Robert (2004). Communications Skills in Medicine. 2nd edition Churchill Livingstone.

Gerteis, Margaret; Daley, Jennifer; Edgman-Levitan, Susan (editors) (2002). Through the Patient's Eyes: Understanding and Promoting Patient-Centered Care Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Purtilo, Ruth B.B.; Haddad, Amy Marie; Haddad, Amy (2002.) Health Professional and Patient Interaction, 6th edition. W B Saunders

Maguire, Peter. (2001)Communication Skills for Doctors: A Guide to Effective Communication with Patients and Families Oxford University Press (Arnold Publications Series).

Tate, Peter (2001).Doctor's Communication Handbook. 3rd edition.Radcliffe Medical Press, Limited.

Desmond, Joanne; Copeland Lanny R. (2000). Communicating with Today's Patient: Essentials to Save Time, Decrease Risk, and Increase Patient Compliance Wiley, John & Sons (Jossey-Bass Health Care Series)

Owens, Dorothy M. (2000). Hospitality to Strangers: Empathy in the Physician-Patient Relationship. Oxford University Press (Aar Academy Series).

Hinz, Christine A. (2000). Communicating with Your Patients: Skills for Building Rapport. American Medical Association.

Luckman, Joan; Tindell, Sylvia (2000). Transcultural Communication in Health Care. Delmar Learning (Allied Health Series).

Faulkner, Ann (1998).Effective Interaction with Patients. 2nd edition. Churchill Livingstone.

Skills for Communicating With Patients. Radcliffe Medical Press.

Kurtz, Suzanne M., et al. (1998)Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine. Radcliffe Medical Press.

Burnard, Philip (1997). Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals. 2nd edition. Stanley Thornes Publishing Ltd.

Gordon, Thomas; Edwards, W. Sterling (1997). Making the Patient Your Partner: Communication Skills for Doctors and Other Caregivers. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated.

Williams, Diana (1997). Communication Skills in Practice: A Practical Guide for Health Professionals. Jessica Kingsley Publishing.

Fielding, Richard (1996). Clinical Communication Skills: The Importance of Good Patient Care. Hong Kong University Press.

Ford, Michael J. (1996). Talking With Patients: Keys to Good Communication. 3rd edition. Oxford University Press.

Roter, Debra L.; Hall, Judith A. (1995). Doctors Talking with Patients/Patients Talking with Doctors: Improving Communication in Medical Visits. 2nd edition. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated.