At the Front Lines of Medicine: How the Healthcare System Alienates Doctors and Mistreats Patients... and What We Can Do about It

Abstract

Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Primary Care and Social Policy Chapter 3 Access, Costs, and the Failure of Past Policies Chapter 4 Local Problems and Global Policies Chapter 5 The Social Origins of Illness: Medical Care is not Enough Part 6 Clinical Challenges in Primary Care Chapter 7 The Social Context of Patient-Doctor Relationships in the Era of Managed Care Chapter 8 Trauma, Mental Health, and Physical Symptoms Part 9 Struggles for Health and Justice Chapter 10 Local Struggles for Access and Control Chapter 11 A National Health Program for the United States Chapter 12 Needed Changes in Society Chapter 13 Needed Changes in the Patient-Doctor Relationship Part 14 Appendix Part 15 Notes Part 16 Index