What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of

What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine

While much has been written about the minds and methods of the medical professionals who save our lives, precious little has been said about their emotions. inicians and patients, understanding what doctors feel can make all the difference in giving and getting the best medical care.
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Digging deep into the lives of doctors, Dr. Danielle Ofri examines the daunting range of emotionsâ€”shame, anger, empathy, frustration, hope, pride, occasionally despair, and sometimes even loveâ€”that permeate the contemporary doctor-patient connection. Drawing on scientific studies, including some surprising research, Dr. Ofri offers up an unflinching look at the impact of emotions on health care.
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Dr. Ofri takes us into the swirling heart of patient care, telling stories of caregivers caught up and occasionally torn down by the whirlwind life of doctoring. She admits to the humiliation of an error that nearly killed one of her patients. She mourns when a beloved patient is denied a heart transplant. She tells the riveting stories of an intern traumatized when she is forced to let a newbornÂ die in her arms, and of a doctor whose daily glass of wine to handle the frustrations of the ER escalates into a destructive addiction. Ofri also reveals that doctors cope throughÂ gallows humor, find hope in impossible situations, and surrender to ecstatic happiness when they triumph over illness.
Country USA
Brand Beacon Press
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Paperback
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2014-05-06
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884972667511
EANs 9780807033302

Country	USA
Brand	Beacon Press
Manufacturer	Beacon Press
Binding	Paperback
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2014-05-06
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884972667511
EANs	9780807033302

What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine

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