title: Handling the withdrawn patient--a flow diagram.
abstract: The withdrawn patient challenges effective communication.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 This flow diagram describes the approach to a withdrawn patient and outlines management.
authors.affiliation: CRC Psychological Medicine Group, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Regnard
mesh_terms: 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