Medical Choices Medical Chances: How Patients Families and Physicians Can Cope with Uncertainty

Considered ahead of its time since the first publication in 1981 Medical Choices Medical Chances provides a telescope for viewing how developments in the fields of medical research medical technology and health care organization are likely to influence the doctor-patient relationship in the 21st Century. The book explores this intricate web of relationships among doctors patients and families and offers a new framework for mastering the emotional and intellectual challenges of uncertainty while at the same time providing tools for all concerned to regain control from managed care. It is a must-read for all those interested in medicine and where it is headed in the new millennium.