What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine

by Danielle Ofri, MD

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“A fascinating journey into the heart and mind of a physician” that explores the doctor-patient relationship, the flaws in our health care system, and how doctors’ emotions impact medical care (Boston Globe)

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. Physicians are assumed to be objective, rational beings, easily able to detach as they guide patients and families through some of life’s most challenging moments. But understanding doctors’ emotional responses to the life-and-death dramas of everyday practice can make all the...Read more
  • ISBN10 0807033308
  • ISBN13 9780807033302
  • Publish Date 6 May 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Beacon Press