Patient understanding of treatment
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Do you think at one time that patients were not given the opportunity to know what treatment was going to be given to them? Do you think even now that people are given enough opportunity to understand what treatment they are getting ready to have?
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The issue of patients' understanding of treatment, prior to that treatment, is discussed, both from a historical and current perspective.
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I believe that in the past, "healers" and "shamans" and their methods were shrouded in secrecy so that they remained in control and more knowledgeable than those whom they treated. Along with that knowledge came wealth, because people pay for something they think is "expert" advice or treatment. As a result, people knew only that they sought the healer for treatment and that because it was often the only option, no sharing of information took place. The shaman performed whatever actions he/she felt necessary, and the person was perhaps observed for a time, and then sent home. ...
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