title: Patient-physician relationship in the aftermath of war.
abstract: During the period of conflict that led to the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, the Serbian healthcare system suffered greatly; as a result, relationships between physicians and their patients reached an all-time low. After cessation of the various wars, a group of medical students attempted to assess the state of the patient-physician relationship in Serbia. Their study showed a relationship characterised by very meek patients and rather arrogant physicians. Empowered by their engagement, the medical students constructed a set of standards for achieving a proper patient-physician relationship; physicians should be capable of hearing and understanding patients, with the result that the ensuing empowerment can enable patients and physicians to create a tool for changing the relationship between both parties.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia. vstambol@infosky.net
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stambolovic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duric
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelecevic
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rakocevic
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D013337:Students, Medical; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia