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Essay / The Doctor-Patient Relationship - 1489
The doctor-patient relationship is one of many debates and changes over the years. The reason this is so questionable is because many people have different views on what this real relationship should be and how certain situations can raise questions in this relationship. These questions might be: do I really want my doctor to make decisions for me, or do I know my body best, why shouldn't I be able to make these decisions for myself , perhaps a mixture of the two. Either way, this may be a debatable topic on how doctors and patients should manage these relationships. In particular, there are two out of four models that have been considered the models that doctors and patients should follow. These two main models are the interpretive model and the deliberative model. The first model is the interpretive model which, in the doctor-patient relationship, occurs when a doctor reveals all medical information to the patient and then helps to discover the patient's values. and desire, and finally the doctor advises the patient to make a decision based on what is medically available and what the patient has as values and desires. In the article “Four Models of the Doctor-Patient Relationship,” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, and Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD, which is an article stating four models of the patient-doctor relationship, and it describes these models, while also debating which model is best, the authors state that this model is like the informative model, that is, when a doctor gives all the information to the patient and lets him decide what is best. better, except that the doctor helps the patient on making a decision based on their values and desires. The authors go on to state that this model is based on the fact that the patient's values...... middle of article...... and that if you lean in one direction they can just tell you what they feel and go in the direction you want, don't argue until you change your mind. To summarize, the doctor-patient relationship is complicated. Many different outcomes of a case can come from how the doctor acts. Saying one model is better than the other really depends on the patient's personal preferences. However, I think the deliberative model is the better model, just because I think that way doesn't mean someone else doesn't think the interpretive model is better. Emanuel'and'Emanuel.'1992.'Four'Models'of'the'Doctor-Patient'Relationship''JAMA'267:'2221S2226'3. Gawande.’2002. “Whose It Is, Anyway ?227''