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A look at the emotional side of medicinethe shame, fear, anger, anxiety, empathy, and even love that affect patient carePhysicians are assumed to beobjective, rational beings, easily able to detach as they guide patients and families through some of lifes most challenging moments. But doctors emotional responses to the life-and-death dramas of everyday practicehave a profound impact on medical care. And while much has been written about the minds and methods of the medical professionals who save our lives, precious little has been said about their emotions. In What Doctors Feel, Dr. Danielle Ofri has taken on the task of dissecting the hidden emotional responses of doctors, and how these directly influencepatients. How do the stresses of medical lifefrom paperwork to grueling hours to lawsuits to facing deathaffect the medical care that doctors can offer their patients Digging deep into the lives of doctors, Ofri examines the daunting range of emotionsshame, anger, empathy, frustration, hope, pride, occasionally despair, and sometimes even lovethat permeate the contemporary doctor-patient connection.
About the Author
Danielle Ofri is a doctor at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. She is one of the foremost voices in the medical world today, shining an unflinching light on the realities of healthcare and speaking passionately about the doctor-patient relationship. Her newest book is "When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error."Ofri is a regular contributor to the New York Times and is also the editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. She lives in New York City and is determined to get through the Bach cello suites before she kicks the bucket.Here's her TED talk on Deconstructing Perfection: https://youtu.be/CaSv741GjlgAnd her TED talk on Fear, A Necessary Emotion: https://youtu.be/yToDJlfa_TcShe's also performed at The Moth: https://youtu.be/9h5lkiizC7MAll of Danielle Ofri's articles and events can be found at: www.danielleofri.comYou can get her monthly(ish) newsletter: https://danielleofri.com/subscribe/Twitter: @danielleofriFacebook: DanielleOfriMDInstagram: danielle_ofri(Photo Credits: Joon Park and John Abbot)
