Reviews: Provider‐patient interaction

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Health Communication: Theory And Practice. By Gary L. Kreps and Barbara C. Thornton. New York: Longman, 1984, pp. xi & 287. $15.95. Routine Complications: Troubles with Talk Between Doctors and Patients. By Candace West. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1984, pp. 175. $27.50 (cloth). Communication and counseling in health care. By Vincent M. Riccardi and Suzanne M. Kurtz. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1983, pp. xxi & 248. $19.75 (paper). The Consultation: An Approach to Learning and Teaching. By David Pendleton, Theo Schofield, Peter Tate, and, John Havelock. London: Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. xiii & 117. $22.95. Talking with Patients: Volume 1, the Theory Of Doctor‐Patient Communication; Volume 2, Clinical Technique. By Eric J. Cassell. Cambridge, MA: M. I. T. Press, 1985, pp. 216 and 193. $20.00 (cloth) or $9.95 (paper) [per volume]. Interpersonal Communication in Nursing: An Interactionist Approach. By Paul A. Fritz, Charles G. Russell, Ethel M. Wilcox, and Frieda I. Shirk. Norwalk, CT: Appleton‐Century‐Crofts, 1984, pp. 279. $13.95. The Nurse'S Guide to Better Communication. By Robert E. Carlson. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1984, pp. ix & 128. $7.95. The Physician'S Guide to Better Communication. By Barbara Sharf. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman and Company, 1984, pp. vii & 116. $7.95. Doctor‐Patient Communication. Edited by David Pendleton and John Hasler. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1983, pp. 293. $28.00. Health Communication: A Handbook for Health Professionals. By Peter G. Northouse and Laurel L. Northouse. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‐Hall, 1985, pp. xiii & 322, $17.95.