title: The four Rs: social diagnosis in health care.
abstract: As limited stays in the hospital become more the rule, a patient's record must be comprehensive enough to include both his medical condition and the social problems that may accompany it. The conceptual model presented in this article -- the four Rs of the medical-social diagnosis -- can be used as a checklist to insure rapid and systematic intervention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003933:Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012380:Role; D012931:Social Environment; D012947:Social Work; D013315:Stress, Psychological