This article describes a patient-centred clinical method appropriate for family medicine. The
method is designed to attain an understanding of the patient as well as his disease. This two-…

Parents who contacted 1 of 15 children’s mental health agencies in Ontario, Canada
reported on where and why they were seeking mental health services for their 4- to 17-year-old …

PURPOSE Most models for managing chronic disease focus on single diseases. Managing
patients with multimorbidity is an increasing challenge in family medicine. We evaluated the …

Continuity of care, how individuals experience care over time as coherent and linked, is
considered an ethical principle of care. While continuity has been examined extensively in the …

This article reports results from a three-country study of patient perceptions of physician
responsiveness. Based on existing research in the medical and social-psychological literatures, …

Objective: Despite the importance of communication skills for neurologists, specific training
in this area at the residency level is often lacking. This study aimed to enhance learning of …

Background. Wife abuse, acknowledged as a critical problem in our society, is often undetected
by family physicians. The purpose of this study was to identify the problems and potential …

Introduction Providing family physicians (FPs) with the information they need is crucial for their
participation in a coordinated pandemic or health emergency response, and to allow them …

The core experience of family practice—the consultation between doctor and patient—is the
same for all family physicians, whether they practice in urban, rural or isolated areas. There …

Objective: The reports submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Event
Reporting System (FAERS) from 1997 to 2011 were reviewed to assess serious adverse …