Health Communication in Practice

Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach offers a comprehensive examination of the complex nature of health-related communication. This text contains detailed case studies that demonstrate in-depth applications of communication theory in real-life situations.

Eileen Berlin Ray

Contents: Introduction. Part I: Issues in Provider-Recipient Communication. D.J. Cegala, The First Three Minutes. T.L. Thompson, C. Gillotti, Staying Out of the Line of Fire: A Medical Student Learns About Bad News Delivery. A.S. Babrow, D.O. Dinn, Problematic Discharge From Physical Therapy: Communicating About Uncertainty and Profound Values. B.F. Sharf, P. Haidet, T.L. Kroll, I Want You to Put Me in the Grave With All My Limbs: The Meaning of Active Health Participation. R.J.W. Kline, H.N. Young, Direct Marketing Directs Health Care Relationships?: The Role of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs in Physician-Patient Communication. Part II: Issues in Decision Making. C.L. Bylund, R.S. Imes, Communication and Shared Decision Making in Context: Choosing Between Reasonable Options. D. O'Hair, S.R. Thompson, L. Sparks, Negotiating Cancer Care Through Communication. T.M. Edgar, D.W. Satterfield, B.B. Whaley, Explanations of Illness: A Bridge to Understanding. J.E. Kopfman, E.B. Ray, Talking to Children About Illness. Part III: Issues in Social Identity. K.J. Silk, A Treatment Team Approach: The Negotiation of Rehabilitation Goals for Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury. L. Murray-Johnson, C. McGrew, Communication Accommodation in Counseling. L.S. Rintamaki, D.E. Brashers, Social Identity and Stigma Management for People Living With HIV. L.A. Ford, B.C. Christmon, Every Breast Cancer Is Different: Illness Narratives and the Management of Identity in Breast Cancer. D.O. Braithwaite, P. Japp, They Make Us Miserable in the Name of Helping Us: Communication of Persons With Visible and Invisible Disabilities. Part IV: Issues in Family Dynamics. R.L. Parrott, J.L. Weiner, Communicating About Family History in an Age of Genomic Health Care: Expanding the Role of Genetic Counseling. C.B. Mills, Catching Up With Down Syndrome: Parents' Experiences in Dealing With the Medical and Therapeutic Communities. C.R. Hullet, Grieving Families: Social Support After the Death of a Loved One. L.J. Flint, J.L. Query, Jr., A. Parrish, Negotiating Communication Challenges While Experiencing Alzheimer's Disease: The Case of One Hispanic Family. M.J. Pitts, J.L. Krieger, J.F. Nussbaum, Finding the Right Place: Social Interaction and Life Transitions Among the Elderly. Part V: Issues in Health Care Delivery. J. Apker, Role Negotiation, Stress, and Burnout: A Day in the Life of Supernurse. G.B. Ray, Medical Care, Health Insurance, and Family Resources: Complications to Otherwise Good News. C.V. Angelelli, P. Geist-Martin, Enhancing Culturally Competent Health Communication: Constructing Understanding Between Providers and Culturally Diverse Patients. A.G. Murphy, E.M. Eisenberg, K.M. Sutcliffe, S. Schenkel, The Patient in 4: Framing and Sense-Making in Emergency Medicine. J.C. Lammers, K.A. Lindholm, H.M. Hazeu, Reorganized Medical Practice: An Institutional Perspective on Neonatal Care. A. du Pré, Making Empowerment Work: Medical Center Soars in Satisfaction Ratings. Part VI: Issues in Information Dissemination. L.C. Lederman, L.P. Stewart, No, Everybody Doesn't: Changing Mistaken Notions of the Extent of Drinking on a College Campus. C.S. Beck, Personal Stories and Public Activism: The Implications of Michael J. Fox's Public Health Narrative for Policy and Perspectives. K. Witte, Journey of Life: A Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning in Ethiopia. G.L. Kreps, Narrowing the Digital Divide to Overcome Disparities in Care.