择医之弊与择医之道——传统社会民间医疗中的医患互动考察

Abuse and Course of Selecting Doctors——Analysis of interaction between doctors and patients in traditional medical activities

在传统社会的医疗活动中,"择医"是一个非常关键的环节。为择良医,病家往往费尽心思和钱财,运用各种试医、难医、困医、换医之策略,"知医"的病家更是热衷于参与、干预诊疗过程,而医者亦不是被动地接受和服从病家的"择医",他们会以种种策略应对、周旋。"择医"可以说是集中而典型地展现出医患之间复杂、多层次、多向度的博弈,借此亦可深入透视传统社会的医病关系与互动模式。

During traditional medical activities, it＇s a key point to select right doctors, for which patients themselves and their families always try best to test doctors by all possible means. Yet doctors won＇t be chosen by patients passively, but response in their own way. So ＂ selecting doctor＂ typically reflect the complex interaction between patients and doctors in traditional society.