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978-0-387-33608-4

Empathy in Patient Care

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-0-387-33608-4

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Empathy has long been recognized as a key element of the healing professions. Yet it is not always clear how to define the concept, how to measure it, whether there are effective methods to enhance empathy , or whether empathy really helps make treatment more effective. Drawing on evolutionary research, neurological findings, developmental and psychodynamic perspectives, and systems theory, Empathy in Patient Care explains why this human quality is essential to positive health outcomes—and how it can be measured and how professionals can benefit from its enhancement.


Subject: Behavioral Science, Enhancement, neuropsychology, psychiatry, psychodynamics, psychology