Abstract
The doctor-patient relationship has developed from unspecified good bedside manner to patient-centered medicine with an increasing focus upon the recognition of patients’ ethical and legal rights. In any given clinical situation, our medical decisions are made in the balance between the physician’s knowledge and experience, and the patient and his relatives’ values and preferences. Shared decision-making is a part of each specialty, but it will be modified according to the clinical problems specific for that specialty.
Highlights
The doctor-patient relationship has developed from unspecified good bedside manner to patient-centered medicine with an increasing focus upon the recognition of patients’ ethical and legal rights
It may partly be due to age and experience, and to the development in clinical medicine
Each clinical specialty presents with specific problems
Summary
The doctor-patient relationship has developed from unspecified good bedside manner to patient-centered medicine with an increasing focus upon the recognition of patients’ ethical and legal rights. In any given clinical situation, our medical decisions are made in the balance between the physician’s knowledge and experience, and the patient and his relatives’ values and preferences. Shared decision-making is a part of each specialty, but it will be modified according to the clinical problems specific for that specialty. It may partly be due to age and experience, and to the development in clinical medicine.
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