Review of Clinical Uncertainty in Primary Care: The Challenge of Collaborative Engagement

Reviews the book, Clinical Uncertainty in Primary Care: The Challenge of Collaborative Engagement edited by Lucia Siegel Sommers and John Lautner (see record 2013-30484-000). The bulk of this book comprises a wide array of different models for collaborative uncertainty work. From Balint groups that help participants to tolerate uncertainty to narrative-based supervision that poses challenging self-reflective questions, each chapter provides a description of group intervention design, theoretical context, the structure for facilitation, and outcome data on impact. The book is a powerfully thoughtful and detailed exploration of the often overlooked topic of not understanding or knowing how to act in the best interest of a patient. The beautiful and self-disclosing writing is a gift to the reader, and the testimonies of the utility of these practices are undeniably compelling. (PsycINFO Database Record