Patientology: Toward the Study of Patients. BookBaby. 2021.

By Pamela Brink

a detailed exploration on the relationship of patients with the Health Care Delivery System from a victimology perspective. Draw parallels to identified classification of victims of crimes and patient classification based on specific characteristics and how they are perceived by health professionals and health care organizations. Explores how patient as victim classification influences how patients are perceived and treated by health professionals. Do patients victim status result in disparity and inequity? Are some patients like victims of some crimes blamed for their illness. These questions and others are explored in this publication.