Unwritten Rules of Talking to Doctors About Depression: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 July 2006Open access
Marsha Wittink
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Doctors may signal to patients, wittingly or unwittingly, how emotional problems will be addressed, influencing how patients perceive their interactions with physicians regarding emotional problems.
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Physicians may signal to patients, wittingly or unwittingly, how emotional problems will be addressed, influencing how patients perceive their interactions with physicians regarding emotional problems.
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