Communicating to Manage Health and Illness

Communicating to Manage Health and Illness is a valuable resource for those in the field of health and interpersonal communication, public health, medicine, and related health disciplines. This scholarly edited volume advances the theoretical bases of health communication in two key areas: 1) communication, identity, and relationships; and 2) health care provider patient interaction. Chapters aim to underscore the theory that communication processes are a link between personal, social, cultural, and institutional factors and various facets of health and illness. Contributors to the work are respected scholars from the fields of communication, public health, medicine nursing, psychology, and other areas, and focus on ways in which patient identity is communicated in health-related interactions. This book serves as an excellent reference tool and is a substantial addition to health communication literature. Introduction: Communicating to Manage Health and Illness Daena J. Goldsmith, Ph.D., Lewis and Clark College Dale E. Brashers, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Chapter 1: Physician-Patient Communication: Psychosocial Care, Emotional Well-Being, And Health Outcomes Kelly B. Haskard, Ph.D., Texas State University Summer L. Williams, M.A., University of California at Riverside M. Robin DiMatteo, Ph.D., University of California at Riverside Chapter 2: Unexamined Discourse: The Outcomes Movement as a Shift from Internal Medical Assessment to Health Communication Bernice A. Pescosolido, Ph.D., Indiana University Thomas W. Croghan, M.D., The Rand Corporation Joel D. Howell, M.D., University of Michigan Chapter 3: The Influence of Managed Care on Provider-Patient Interaction Kevin Real, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Richard L. Street, Jr., Ph.D., Texas A&M University Chapter 4: Exploring the Institutional Context of Physicians’ Work: Professional and Organizational Differences in Physician Satisfaction John C. Lammers, Ph.D. University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Joshua B. Barbour, Ph.D., Texas A&M University Chapter 5: Culture, Communication, and Somatization in Health Care Howard Waitzkin, M.D., University of New Mexico Chapter 6: The Theory of Bilingual Health Communication Elaine Hsieh, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Chapter 7: Establishing and Defending Doctorability across the Consultation: Contexts and Practices John Heritage, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Chapter 8: Keeping the Balance and Monitoring the Self-System: Towards a