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- Page navigation anchor for Consultation lengthConsultation lengthI fully agree and support the view of Dr Tim Caroe, regarding 15 minutes appointment time.Show More
In general practice one can not foresee, what is the problem when the patient enters the consulting room. Leon Eisenberg mentions in the foreword to the book "Common Mental Disorders,"1 that "The fact is that patients do not arrive in a doctor's office neatly packaged and pre-sorted. It is only that each patient exhibits unique particularities; it is also that a patient's idiosyncrasies shape his illness manifestations. The interaction between a unique history and shared biology is both the bane and joy of general medical practice" . He concludes...Competing Interests: None declared.