The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China - Medical Conversations, Doctor¿Patient Relationships, and Decision-Making

Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang-s book focuses on doctor-patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor-patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics.

Based on a community-based survey, the book describes empirical findings regarding the high prevalence of non-prescribed antibiotics use for common colds among children in China. It covers the potential effects of over-prescription on caregivers'' attitudes and how physicians make prescribing decisions in medical consultations. Drawing from evidence in medical interaction data, readers are introduced to further empirical findings regarding the communicative behaviors that patient caregivers use to pressure for antibiotic prescriptions in real medical consultations. Following this, Wang reports findings regarding the communicative behavior