TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Foreword A1 - Feldman, Mitchell D. A1 - Christensen, John F. A1 - Satterfield, Jason M. PY - 2014 T2 - Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e AB - Caring for patients is challenging work—because people are complicated. Patients seek help not only for acute or chronic medical problems, but they also bring to the clinical encounter their life circumstances, worries, and concerns. Medical problems are rarely only about biomedical issues but are almost always accompanied by problems at work, with family, finances, and a myriad of other life concerns. Physicians and other health professionals need to understand not only the illness but also its impact on the person's life. They must demonstrate a broad understanding of and concern for the patient. As far back as 1925, Dr. Francis Peabody said, "The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient".1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102936073 ER -