Trust and distrust between patient and doctor

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1365-2753|21|5|798-801

ISSN: 1356-1294

Source: JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (ELECTRONIC), Vol.21, Iss.5, 2015-10, pp. : 798-801

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Abstract

AbstractTo trust someone is to have expectations of their behaviour; distrust often involves disappointed expectations. But healthy trust and distrust require a good understanding of which expectations are reasonable, and which are not. In this paper, I discuss the limits of trustworthiness by drawing on recent studies of trust in the context of defensive medicine, biobanking and cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions.