title: The psychology of the aging athlete.
abstract: Athletes, like other patients, will adhere to their treatment more readily if they believe the physician really understands their needs and cares about them as individuals. The guidelines provided in this article are intended to help the practitioner respond more effectively to each individual patient because effective physician/patient interactions are the very heart of healing.
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authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological