Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry Twelfth, North American Edition

Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 10th Edition EDIT Dr liza The Patient-Doctor Relationship Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 10th Edition EDIT Dr liza RAPPORT ■ An effective relationship is characterized by good rapport. ■ Rapport is the spontaneous, conscious feeling of harmonious responsiveness that promotes the development of a constructive therapeutic alliance. ■ It implies an understanding and trust between the doctor and the patient. Frequently, the doctor is the only person to whom the patients can talk about things that they cannot tell anyone else. Most patients trust their doctors to keep secrets, and this confidence must not be betrayed. ■ Patients who feel that someone knows them, understands them, and accepts them find that a source of strength. In his essay,Caring for the Patient Francis Peabody, M.D. (), a