Background
Duff, Raymond Stanley was born on November 2, 1923 in Hodgdon, Maine, United States. Son of Maurice Cameron and Ruth Myrtle (Barton) Duff.
(When a patient goes to the hospital, he enters a world ce...)
When a patient goes to the hospital, he enters a world centered on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute illness. He becomes the key actor in the medical drama, but other people and other factors play a crucial role in determining what happens to him from the time he enters the hospital. This book is the result of a five-year study of the behavior of persons involved in the care of patients within the hospital setting. It focuses upon the patient and on the process by which patients assume, act, and relinquish the role of the sick. It explores the interrelationships between patient and family, the hospital, doctors and hospital personnel. The study also takes into account the influence of the physical diseases, as well as those of the home, community, and hospital social systems, and analyzes these influences and their impact upon patient care and the patient. This book examines questions affecting all of us: Should the quality of medical care vary drastically as it now does between services for the poor and for the self-sufficient? What are the consequences of deceptions and half-truths between patients, doctors and families? How can the doctor enlarge his area of vision to include not only the physical disease and its progress but also the patient as a human being? How do factors other than physical disease itself affect hospital care? What is the impact of the illness on the sick person and the family? From different perspectives, these two authors seek to examine these questions and to suggest vital changes.
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Duff, Raymond Stanley was born on November 2, 1923 in Hodgdon, Maine, United States. Son of Maurice Cameron and Ruth Myrtle (Barton) Duff.
Bachelor of Science, University Maine, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1952. Master in Public Health, Yale University, 1959.
Doctorate (honorary), University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1986.
Intern, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1952-1953; resident in pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1953-1955; director medical services, New Haven Health Department, 1955-1956; instructor pediatrics public health, Yale University, New Haven, 1956-1960; assistant professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1960-1967; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1967-1978; professor pediatrics, Yale University, New Haven, since 1978. Advisor Louise Mellen Fellowship in Intensive Care Nursing, Cleveland, 1978-1983.
(When a patient goes to the hospital, he enters a world ce...)
Member Woodbridge Democratic Town Committee, 1972-1975. Served to Second lieutenant Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Sociological Association.
Son of Maurice Cameron and Ruth Myrtle (Barton) D. M. G. Joyce London, November 28, 1945. Children: Jane, Carole, Lori.