A study of coding provider-patient interaction. A special issue of "Health Communication", it features papers on: the use of a verbal response mode coding system in determining patient and physician roles in medical interviews; analyzing patient participation in medical encounters; and more.

Volume 13, Number 1, 2001Contents: T.L. Thompson, Introduction. K.S. McNeilis, Analyzing Communication Competence in Medical Consultations. L. Meredith, M. Stewart, J.B. Brown, Patient-Centered Communication Scoring Method Report on Nine Coded Interviews. D.L. Roter, S. Larson, The Relationship Between Residents' and Attending Physicians' Communication During Primary Care Visits: An Illustrative Use of the Roter Interaction Analysis System. A. Shaikh, L.M. Knobloch, W.B. Stiles, The Use of a Verbal Response Mode Coding System in Determining Patient and Physician Roles in Medical Interviews. R.L. Street, Jr., B. Millay, Analyzing Patient Participation in Medical Encounters. M.M. von Friederichs-Fitzwater, J. Gilgun, Relational Control in Physician-Patient Encounters. RESPONSES: R.N. Rimal, Analyzing the Physician-Patient Interaction: An Overview of Six Methods and Future Research Directions. R.M. Frankel, Cracking the Code: Theory and Method in Clinical Communication Analysis. BOOK REVIEWS: J. Ferris,Handbook of Communication and People With Disabilities: Research and Application edited by Dawn O. Braithwaite and Teresa L. Thompson. J.D. Robinson,Talking About Treatment by Felicia D. Roberts.