"Let me see if I have this right... ": Words that help build empathy

J. L. Coulehan; F. W. Platt; B. Egener; R. Frankel; C. T. Lin; B. Lown; W. H. Salazar

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-3-200108070-00022

"Let me see if I have this right... ": Words that help build empathy

J. L. Coulehan
, F. W. Platt
, B. Egener
, R. Frankel
, C. T. Lin
, B. Lown
, W. H. Salazar

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Abstract

In clinical medicine, emphaty is the ability to understand the patient's situation, perspective, and feelings and to communicate that understanding to the patient. Certain well-timed words and sentences facilitate emphathy during the clinical encounter. These "words that work" are the subject of this paper.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-227
Number of pages	7
Journal	Annals of internal medicine
Volume	135
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-3-200108070-00022
State	Published - Aug 7 2001
Externally published	Yes

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