By Jerome Groopman. 238 pp. New York, Viking, 1997. $23.95. ISBN 0-670-87570-8.
Diagnosis and treatment have always been two of the major elementsof medical practice, but with the introduction of the CAT scanand other sophisticated imaging techniques, diagnosis by thelaying on of hands began to lose its position as the leadingchallenge to clinicians. Moreover, treatment has also becomemuch less demanding. Without denying the primacy of judgmentand skill in choosing the right therapeutic option or performinga complex surgical maneuver, I believe that the most challengingaspect of medical care now lies in the obligation of physiciansto form sympathetic bonds with their patients. By improvingdiagnosis . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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