Comments: Poor patient counseling: A black mark on our health care system

Madam, we have read Poor patient counseling: How does it affect the prognosis of a disease? by Memon and Colleagues with interest. They have rightly pointed out a deficiency of our health care system which is neglected both at under and post graduate medical education as well as clinical practice. Patient counseling and doctor patient communication is a therapeutic intervention which has long lasting beneficial effects (e.g., reducing the patient s anxiety, providing comfort). But the problem is not as simple as these young medical students have presented. There are few additional aspects which need to be considered.