title: Cultural aspects in the treatment of patients with skin disease.
abstract: As the cultural distance between patient and physician widens, so does miscommunication. Negotiation between the belief systems of the physician and the patient may create a therapeutic environment of mutual trust and respect that increases the possibility of successful clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Office H-100, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Janet A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McKinley-Grant
authors.forename: Miguel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000208:ethnology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States