Textbook of Family Medicine 3rd Edition by Arulrhaj S. is one of the seminal texts in the field. While many family medicine texts simply cover the disorders a practitioner might see in clinical practice, McWhinney defines the principles and practices of
family medicine as a separate and distinct field of practice. The initial sections cover basic principles and philosophies of family medicine and a later section discusses approaches to common diseases encountered in practice. The discussions not only address these clinical problems, but each is a
workshop for incorporating what it means to be a family physician into everyday practice. The new edition is updated throughout .