What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine

What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine /

"By shedding light on how doctors cope with the stresses and responsibilities of patients, colleagues, lawyers, and their personal lives, she explains why it is important that patients know how emotions influence the way physicians treat their patients both medically and interpersonally. Explor...

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Main Author: Ofri, Danielle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, c2013.
Subjects:
Physicians > Psychology.
Physician and patient.
Medical personnel and patient.
Interprofessional relations.
Interpersonal communication.
Empathy.
Attitude of Health Personnel > Personal Narratives.
Physicians > psychology > Personal Narratives.
Emotions > Personal Narratives.
Empathy > Personal Narratives.
Interprofessional Relations > Personal Narratives.
Physician-Patient Relations > Personal Narratives.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : why doctors act that way
  • The doctor can't see you now
  • Can we build a better doctor?
  • Scared witless
  • A daily dose of death
  • Burning with shame
  • Drowning
  • Under the microscope.

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