RT Book, Section A1 Lipkin, Mack A1 Schoenthaler, Antoinette A1 Mohan, Vishnu A2 Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 Christensen, John F. A2 Satterfield, Jason M. SR Print(0) ID 1158312594 T1 The Medical Interview T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071767705 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158312594 RD 2024/10/07 AB The medical interview, the major medium of patient care, is of central importance to practitioners. A successful interview elicits accurate and complete data. It represents a dialogue that determines whether the patient agrees to take a medication, undergo a test, or change a diet. More than 80% of diagnoses are derived from the interview. The doctor–patient interaction is the keystone of patient satisfaction; moreover, interview-related factors impact major outcomes of care, including physiologic responses, symptom resolution, pain control, functional status, propensity to sue in the event of an adverse outcome, and emotional health. The medical interview also influences the quality of care, including malpractice suits and their resolution, the amount of patient disclosure of difficult or stigmatized information, time efficiency, and the elimination of "doorknob" questions as the interview ends.