The Journal of the American Medical Association in their last issue of 2008 contained a wonderful editorial that some of my colleagues really need to listen to. They pointed out that physicians should remember “(every) encounter with a patient should leave the patient emotionally more able to deal with his or her illness….Most importantly, no patient should ever leave a visit with a physician without a sense of hope.” This is at the core if Integrative Medicine, and I endorse this “science of care” with enthusiasm.
See JAMA 2008, volume 300, No. 24, p. 2919 EXTRACT (membership required to see full text)
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