Include the patient into the process

When the physician and the patient work as a team, the client becomes aware that the medical treatment is not only the doctor's prerogative, but his as well.  Therefore, listening attentively and rationally to the patient, gives to the doctor more opportunities to succeed in achieving the ultimate goal in this unique partnership.  The person in treatment feels that he is also a dynamic figure, indispensable for the healing work and for the attainment of a higher quality of  life.