Connections Quote by Robert J. Waldinger

“This skewing of physicians' thinking leads to poor care. What is remarkable is not merely the consequences of a doctor's negative emotions. Despite research…

— Anonymous

“First lesson taught to doctors in medical college: "Be emotional about the disease, not the patient.”

— Durjoy Datta

“The midpoint in medicine between excessive emotional involvement with patients and a complete lack of empathy is not a simple one to locate.”

— Christine Montross

“It can be rough going to maintain both composure and empathy in these situations, but a doctor's failure to do that is probably the…

— Danielle Ofri

Most doctors are uncomfortable with medical conditions that have a psychological basis.

— John E. Sarno

“Many patients are so terrified of emotional intimacy that they are driven over and over again to provoke crises that allow them to distance…

— Nancy McWilliams

When you see those in healthcare who don't get this burn-out, they are very motherly, fatherly, or loving and attentive with the patients. [These]…

— Matthieu Ricard

The best doctors found a middle position where they were neither overwhelmed by their feelings nor estranged from them. That was the most difficult…

— Michael Crichton

I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and learn from…

— Bernie Siegel

“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…

— Danielle Ofri

Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.

— Richard Dawkins

Doctors are human animals. They want to be loved, they are tribal, they instinctually favor stories over scientific evidence, they make mistakes, and even…

— Alice Dreger