Abstract
In clinical medicine, emphaty is the ability to understand the patient's situation, perspective, and feelings and to communicate that understanding to the patient. Certain well-timed words and sentences facilitate emphathy during the clinical encounter. These "words that work" are the subject of this paper.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 221-227 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 7 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine