Health Communication Research A Guide to Developments and Directions

Subjects:

• Communications » Communications (General)
• Psychology » Psychology (General)
• Health/Medicine » Health/Medicine (General)

Reviews:

• [P]rovides a clear overview of the field for a reader unfamiliar with health communication studies. It provides perspectives on their fields by some of the major researchers in health communication. The book would be useful to a healthcare practitioner or administrator. It could also serve as an introduction for a prospective researcher.
  —Transcultural Psychiatry .
• Jackson and Duffy provide another valuable resource for the bookshelves of those interested in staying abreast of issues in communication and health research.
  —The Southern Communication Journal Summer 2000

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• The History and Development of the Field of Health Communication by Gary Kreps, Jim Query, and Ellen Bonaguro
• Communication Research in Medical Education by Gregory Makoul
• The Patient/Health Professional Relationship by Teresa L. Thompson
• The Many Cultures of Health Care: Difference, Dominance, and Distance in Physician-Patient Communication by Rebecca J. Cline and Nelya J. McKenzie
• Promoting Adherence to Courses of Treatment: Mutual Collaboration in the Physician-Patient Relationship by M. Robin DiMatteo and Heidi Lepper
• Communication in Medical Ethics by Lorraine D. Jackson and Bernard K. Duffy
• Organizatonal Communication and Healthcare Administration by Robert D. O'Connor, Shriti Hallberg, and Richard Myles
• Health Communication and Health Policy by Mary Jo Deering
• Health Education Campaigns by Maria Knight Lapinski and Kim White
• Health Images on Television by Nancy Signorielli
• Index