Conference paper

THE MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND THE HUMAN PERSON

Mark Agius ; Clare College Cambridge, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust, Department of Psychiatry University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

The consultation has been described as the most important part of Medicine. The Doctor-Patient Relationship is considered to
depend on the trust of the patient in the doctor. This paper seeks to explore fundamental requirements of the consultation by
exploring empathy, integrity, and the understanding of the human self, using concepts taken from Neuroscience, Group Analysis,
Philosophy and Theology. It then introduces a plan for a study aimed at assessing the impact of a specific form of teaching
consultation on the patient.

Keywords

Doctor-Patient Relationship; empathy; integrity; Human Self

Hrčak ID:

265661

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/265661

Publication date:

5.11.2014.

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