RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Complex consultations and the ‘edge of chaos’
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 47
OP 52
VO 55
IS 510
A1 Andrew D Innes
A1 Peter D Campion
A1 Frances E Griffiths
YR 2005
UL http://bjgp.org/content/55/510/47.abstract
AB Complexity theory has attracted considerable attention in recent years, both within medicine and in the wider world. Its themes of uncertainty and non-linearity resonate deeply with the experience of working in general practice. Describing the consultation as a complex, adaptive system provides a coherent theoretical basis for understanding the consultation, which has so far been lacking. Understanding the consultation as a complex, adaptive system offers insights into the consultation of that may prove to be of practical use to clinicians.