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. 2007;25(2):98–104. doi: 10.1080/02813430701192371

Table IV.

Themes derived from meaning units forming the categories “benefit” and “time and space”.

Curing “He sank into a depression. Then he got help and bounced back after a month, in great shape. ‘Now that's a fellow we've never seen before!’ said the staff.”
Limiting “A person who has to run around his whole life addicted to drugs, showing up on the doctor's doorstep the minute the pill bottle is empty, must be a very unhappy person. You simply don't want to make them that unhappy.”
Economizing “Actually, I rather like thiazides but all my patients’ potassium levels go down, so I use furosemide instead.”
Conducting “The prescription helps us bring the parts of a consultation together; it is a conclusion and something concrete for the patient to take with him/her.”
The available time sets the limits “The only obstacle is that it'll be hell to come back, you have to pay back to take the time.”