Empathy Quote by Danielle Ofri

““Empathy requires being attuned to the patient's perspective and understanding how the illness is woven into this particular persons' life. Last--and this is where doctors often stumble--empathy requires being able to communicate all of this to the patient.””

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“In general, empathy is easier the more we can identify with someone. When we can genuinely envision ourselves in a situation, it's possible to…

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“How the sadness is handled by the physician has a powerful impact on the medical care received by the patients. If the grief is…

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“Burnout also leads to a large swath of physicians who aren't as empathetic toward their patients as they could be.”

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“Grief ate at these doctors, distracting them from both their families and their patients. Many reported withdrawing from emotional involvement with their patients and…

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“Hospital life--with its byzantine array of moving parts layered atop the unpredictable rhythms of illness--is a permanent state of flux.”

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“Fear is a primal emotion in medicine. Every doctor can tell you of times when she or he was terrified; most can list more…

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“But I realized that not only did I need to keep tuning my skills as a doctor, I also had to figure out a…

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Being a doctor, I worry that the patient may be uncomfortable about sharing something. It could be sexual dysfunction, an eating disorder, depression, domestic…

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“Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.”

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“Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio describes emotions as the "continuous musical line of our minds, the unstoppable humming." This basso continuo thrums along while doctors make…

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“Thus, whatever the medical student has been taught, and even genuinely believes, about the ideals of medicine, the primacy of empathy, the value of…

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“But while the patient does bear some responsibility, I believe that the onus falls more heavily on the doctor to be attuned to the…

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