02299nam 2200517 a 450 991081262300332120200520144314.01-280-95077-30-335-22426-1(CKB)1000000000361510(EBL)287868(OCoLC)246969368(MiAaPQ)EBC287868(EXLCZ)99100000000036151020080812d2004 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRisk, communication and health psychology /Dianne C. Berry1st ed.Maidenhead Open University Press20041 online resource (184 p.)Health psychologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-335-21351-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; References; Author Index; Subject IndexThis is the first book to clearly assess the increasingly important area of communication of risk in the health sector. We are moving away from the days when paternalistic doctors managed healthcare without involving patients in decision making. With the current emphasis on patient empowerment and shared decision making, patients want and need reliable, comprehensive and understandable information about their conditions and treatment. In order to make informed decisions, the people concerned must understand the risks and benefits associated with possible treatments. But the challenge for healthHealth psychology.Health risk communicationHealth risk assessmentCommunication in medicineHealth risk communication.Health risk assessment.Communication in medicine.610.696Berry Dianne1695201MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812623003321Risk, Communication and Health Psychology4122494UNINA