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In no other branch of medicine is the attitude, personality, cultural awareness, sensitivity and skill of the doctor more critical in

1.eliciting the history and conducting an examination of the "mind and spirit";

2.In helping the patient to understand the problems, to put the problems in to words and to examine options;

3.To encourage and support the patient in behavioral change, to give the patient confidence in his/her ability to cope.