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Author Ofri, Danielle.

Title What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine / Danielle Ofri
Published Boston : Beacon Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 224 pages ; 23 cm
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 -- The doctor is overwhelmed -- Under the microscope
Summary "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. Exploring the full range of human emotion--from the fear of making a fatal mistake to the pride and elation of triumphing over death, What Doctors Feel allows patients at the other end of the stethoscope to have a good listen to the beat of the emotional life behind the white coat."--Beacon Press
Notes "Published under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations"--T.p. verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Physicians -- Psychology.
Physician and patient.
Medical personnel and patient.
Interprofessional relations.
Interpersonal communication.
Empathy.
Attitude of Health Personnel.
Physicians -- psychology.
Emotions.
Empathy.
Interprofessional Relations.
Physician-Patient Relations.
Genre/Form Personal Narrative.
Personal narratives.
LC no. 2012049349
ISBN 9780807073322 alkaline paper
0807073326 hardback alkaline paper
Other Titles How emotions affect the practice of medicine