PDF-(BOOS)-Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians

Diagnosis the classification tool of medicine serves an important social role It confers social status on those who diagnose and it impacts the social status of those diagnosed Studying diagnosis from a sociological perspective offers clinicians and students a rich and sometimes provocative view of medicine and the cultures in which it is practiced Social Issues in Diagnosis describes how diagnostic labels and the process of diagnosis are anchored in groups and structures as much as they are in the interactions between patient and doctorThe sociological perspective is informative detailed and different from what medical nursing social work and psychology studentsand other professionals who diagnose or work with diagnoseslearn in a pathophysiology or clinical assessment course It is precisely this difference that should be integral to student and clinician education enriching the professional experience with improved doctorpatient relationships and potentially better health outcomesChapters are written by both researchers and educators and reviewed by medical advisors Just as medicine divides disease into diagnostic categories so have the editors classified the social aspects of diagnosis into discrete areas of reflection including Classification of illness Process of diagnosis Phenomenon of uncertainty Diagnostic labels Discrimination Challenges to medical authority Medicalization Technological influences SelfdiagnosisAdditional chapters by clinicians including New York Times columnist Lisa Sanders MD provide a view from the front line of diagnosis to round out the discussion Sociology and premed students especially those prepping for the new MCAT section on social and behavioral sciences will appreciate the discussion questions glossary of key terms and CLASSIFY mnemonic. . 1993-2011. 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