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Miscommunication in Doctor-Patient Communication.

Rose McCabe¹, Patrick G T Healey²

¹Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School.

Topics in Cognitive Science

|May 12, 2018

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Improving psychiatrist-patient communication through "repair" strategies enhances treatment adherence for psychosis. Addressing communication breakdowns builds shared understanding, leading to better therapeutic relationships and outcomes.

Keywords:

Conversation analysis Doctor-patient communication Psychosis Repair Therapeutic relationship Training

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Published on: August 1, 2017

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Communication Studies
Linguistics

Background:

Effective medical treatment relies on strong patient-clinician relationships.
Shared understanding of illness and treatment is crucial for therapeutic success.
Communication challenges in psychosis, particularly regarding hallucinations and delusions, impact patient adherence and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of "repair" mechanisms in psychiatrist-patient communication within psychiatric consultations.
To explore how conversation analysis (CA) can illuminate communication processes in psychosis treatment.
To associate communication repair with treatment adherence and therapeutic relationship quality.

Main Methods:

Utilized conversation analysis (CA) and its "repair" framework.
Analyzed communication patterns in psychiatric consultations.
Conducted two studies examining patient repair of psychiatrist talk and psychiatrist self-repair after training.

Main Results:

Patient clarification or repair of psychiatrist utterances correlated with improved treatment adherence.
Training focused on understanding patients' psychotic experiences increased psychiatrists' self-repair.
Repair mechanisms enhance mutual understanding and commitment in communication.

Conclusions:

Repair is a vital mechanism for establishing shared understanding in doctor-patient communication.
Improved communication through repair enhances therapeutic relationships and treatment adherence in psychosis.
Addressing miscommunication offers a low-cost method to improve psychosis treatment outcomes.