The Fifteen Minute Hour : Efficient and Effective Patient-Centered Consultation Skills, Sixth Edition (Hardcover, 6 ed)

1 The BATHE Technique key to making your practice Patient Centered. 2 Expanding the context  of the Office Visit or Medical Consultation. 3 Promoting Wellness and Managing Chronic Conditions. 4 Small Interventions That Have Large Impact. 5 Therapeutic Pearls for Brief Counseling Sessions. 6 Structuting a  Fifteen-Minute Counseling Session. 7 Managing Difficult Patients:  Their pain and yours. 8 Accenting the Positive: Putting an Affirmative Spin on the BATHE Technique. 9 How to Handle Special Situations, Staff, and Assure Self-Preservation. 10 Wrapping Up ? Integrating Treatments, Modifying Lifestyles, Getting Results. Appendix A: Twelve Good Questions and Three Good Answers for All Seasons. Appendix B: Recommended Books for Patients. Index