Handling the withdrawn patient--a flow diagram.
The withdrawn patient challenges effective communication. Some patients are naturally introverted or quiet, but for others the withdrawal represents a change with many possible causes. This flow diagram describes the approach to a withdrawn patient and outlines management.
Maguire
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CRC Psychological Medicine Group, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Faulkner
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Regnard
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D000465:Algorithms; D003142:Communication; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations