Doctors and Their Feelings

One of the most exciting medical developments during the past thirty years has been the rebirth of family medicine as a dynamic specialty. In the face of ever-widening definitions of health the family physician has been challenged to integrate the physical emotional and social concepts of modern medicine into traditional medical services. Invariably in establishing a mutual understanding between doctor and patient the doctor''s emotions come into play.This book addresses the needs of family and other physicians to better understand their emotions enhance their self-awareness improve their communications skills and apply these skills more effectively within the constraints of clinical practice and teaching. A multi-disciplinary approach common to the practice of family medicine is used. The authors come from a variety of disciplines--psychiatry clinical psychology family medicine and family therapy.