Fibromyalgia (FM) is easy to recognize. Patients diagnosed with it have medically
unexplained symptoms (MUS) 1 that are often severe and generally include widespread …

The Patient-Centered Clinical Method (PCCM) has been a core tenet of the practice and
teaching of medicine since the first edition of Patient-Centered Medicine-Transforming the …

Nesta 3ª edição de Medicina centrada na pessoa, os autores redefinem e consolidam os
elementos que compõem o método clínico centrado na pessoa. Além disso, contemplam de …

The US healthcare industry emits an estimated 479 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each
year; nearly 8% of the country's total emissions. When assessed by sector, hospital care …

Adolescent low back pain has received limited research attention despite its potentially
considerable impact on quality of life. The role of diagnostic triage to identify serious or …

SOCIOLOGY 354 Survey of Medical Sociology T, R 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm Crawford 115 CRN
86258 Instructor: D. William Wood, MPH, PhD C Page 1 Sociology 354-Survey of Medical …

Medicalization is the process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated
as medical problems, usually as illnesses or disorders. There has been growing concern …

Good-quality care requires that procedures, treatments, and tests be not only medically
appropriate, but also desired by informed patients. Current evidence shows that most …

Health policy in the United States has been shaped by the political, socioeconomic, and
ideological environment, with important roles played by public and private actors, as well as …

Physicians commonly recommend 'placebo treatments', which are not believed to have
specific efficacy for the patient's condition. Motivations for placebo treatments include …