Health and Risk Communication provides a critical and comprehensive overview of the core
issues surrounding health and risk communication from the perspective of applied …

Gespräche zwischen Arzt und Patient sind vertraulich und deshalb in hohem Maße–und
dies sogar mit eigener rechtlicher Sicherung–vor dem Einblick durch Außenstehende …

In the previous chapter I introduced the dominant understanding of depression and its
critiques. Yet, I have seen psychiatric discourses as mostly 'transparent'(even though subject …

This chapter examines the various approaches discourse analysts have taken to the study of
health communication. It begins by explaining the challenges involved in communicating …

Fathers, Fatherhood and Mental Illness provides the first book-length study of fathers'
experiences of mental illness, arguing that a discourse analytic focus upon the experience of …

Introduction It is well established that the actions and behaviour of dementia care workers
are fundamental to the wellbeing of the people they care for. Not only do they deal with basic …

Medizinisches Wissen und Handeln ist ohne Sprache nicht denkbar: weder in der Arzt-
Patienten-Kommunikation noch in fachinternen und fachexternen Medizintexten oder in den …

Nach wie vor wird es im deutschsprachigen Raum als Bringschuld der PatientInnen
gesehen, für eine ausreichende Kommunikationsfähigkeit und den notwendigen …

This study examined whether discourse-marker use changes in nurse–patient interactions
as a function of nurses using their first (L1) or second (L2) language. Discourse markers …

The study contributes to the understanding of how patients experience encounters with
doctors. The study is based on the gathering and analysis of subjective stories …