CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I - Basic Principles

1. The Origins of Family Medicine

2. The Principles of Family Medicine

3. Illness in the Community

4. A Profile of Family Practice

5. Philosophical and Scientific Foundations of Family Medicine

6. Illness, Suffering and Healing

7. Doctor-Patient Communication

8. Clinical Method

9. The Enhancement of Health and the Prevention of Disease

10. Family in Health and Disease

Part II - Clinical Problems

11. Acute Sore Throat

12. Headache

13. Fatigue

14. Hypertension

15. Diabetes

Part III - The Practice of Family Medicine

16. Home Care

17. Records

18. Consultation and Referral

19. The Health Professions

20. The Community Service Network

21. Alternative (Complementary) Medicine

22. Practice Management

Part IV - Education and Research

23. Continuing Self-Education

24. Research in Family Medicine

Index