Reviews and Notes: Smart Patient, Good Medicine: Working with Your Doctor To Get the Best Medical Care

Smart Patient, Good Medicine: Working with Your Doctor to Get the Best Medical Care

Richard L. Sribnick and Wayne B. Sribnick. 139 pages. New York: Walker and Company; 1994. $8.95.

Both authors are internists, which probably accounts for the fact that—unlike many of the books that advise patients on choosing and working with their physicians to get the best possible medical care—this one is not hostile to physicians. Still, the authors readily admit that some well-meant encounters leave patients frustrated. Several such unsatisfactory doctor-patient interactions are examined. Many patients might appreciate and profit from this book, but as with all educational material, we suggest physicians read it themselves before recommending it to their patients.