[Sociolinguistics and liaison psychiatry: a particular aspect].
Verbal language is a major tool of medical communication. However, its use can be problematic, namely because the speakers of a given language do not necessarily agree on the meaning of the words they exchange. This phenomenon is usually called linguistic variability. Based on a famous political and legal case and medical examples, we will show how variability is a critical source of misunderstandings and other communicational breakdowns. In addition, we will suggest some strategies which are likely to limit the impact of variability on clinician/patient interaction.
Service de psychiatrie de liaison, Département de psychiatrie du CHUV, Les Allières, 1011 Lausanne. pascal.singy@chuv.ch
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Singy
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Bourquin
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Sulstarova
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Weber
D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007802:Language; D008037:Linguistics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012961:Sociology
La sociolinguistique en psychiatrie de liaison: un certain regard.