Abstract
Attitudes of the physician and attitudes of the patient may affect the rational use of specific therapies. An example is the use of penicillin for the common cold. A survey showed that 25 per cent of physicians and 16 per cent to 22 per cent of three other groups polled had received penicillin for a cold, although there is no rational basis for such therapy.
Evaluation of both the physicians' and patients' attitudes toward specific therapies might lead to a more rational treatment of the patient as a total personality.
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