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Social Science Interventions in Medicine Produce Medical Science Outcomes

Author(s) -

Tom Janisse

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/07-107

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medical science , medicine , alternative medicine , medical education , health science , medline , medical anthropology , social science education , engineering ethics , science education , psychology , nursing , pedagogy , pathology , political science , law , engineering

Giving a patient a templated instruction printout isn't the best medical treatment after starting a medication. Far better is personal education, reinforced at home. This requires applying social science in medicine. Although many disciplines constitute social science, four are close associates of health care: psychology, education, anthropology, and sociology. Five of this issue's Original Articles describe social science interventions that produce medical science outcomes.

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