The patient-physician relationship ranks first among working rela-tionships in the interest it
generates among the parties involved and non-medical academics. The fact that so many …

How reasonable are expectations that patients will participate in care decisions? The
previous article in this series reviewed models of the patient-physician relationship and …

Historical views of the patient-physician relationship assumed that the physician's role was
to act in the best interests of the patient and to direct care and make decisions about …

Practicing physicians must frequently make decisions about how much they wish to
encourage patient participation in clinical decision-making and how to respond to rational …

Abstract Models of doctor-patient relations vary between “paternalistic” and “informative.”
The paternalistic model emphasizes doctors' authority; alternative models allow patients to …

" The traditional concept of the doctor-patient relationship places the patient in a passive,
dependent role with nothing to do but seek competent help and cooperate with the physician …

We review the research both for and against patient participation in decision-making and
conclude that (a) patients want to be informed of treatment alternatives,(b) they, in general …

The traditional style of medical decision-making in which doctors take sole responsibility for
treatment decisions is being challenged. Attempts are being made to promote shared …

Do patients want to be autonomous? Current legal and bioethical paradigms suggest that
they not only want to be, but that they ought to be. It is sometimes difficult to sort out whether …

The recommended model for patient participation in medical decision-making is the shared
decision-making model (SDM). That model is ambiguous as to how much physician …