Breaking the bad news: dilemmas in shared decision-making in medical practice.
In a review of the literature, very little empirically based research was uncovered to guide the practice of health professionals who need to tell their patients bad news and help them to decide on their preferred treatment option. Various practising styles and guidelines are presented, and ethical and crosscultural challenges discussed. An enormous amount of research still needs to be done to discover the least stressful ways of dealing with these issues in health care settings.
Mohr
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Department of Clinical Psychology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, 1st floor, South Wing, Banksis Street, Heidelberg West VIC 3081, Autstralia.
Milgrom
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Griffiths
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Nomikoudis
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K
D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure