"Let me see if I have this right... ": Words that help build empathy
- J. L. Coulehan(corresponding author),
- F. W. Platt,
- B. Egener,
- R. Frankel,
- C. T. Lin,
- B. Lown
- Stony Brook University
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Review article
Peer-reviewAbstract
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.
Publication Information
Output type
Scholary Output:
Contribution to journal
Review article
Peer-reviewOriginal language
English (US)Pages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 221-227 (7 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Annals of internal medicine (Volume 135, Issue 3)Publication milestones
- Published - 08/07/2001
Publication status
Published - 08/07/2001
ISSN
0003-4819Publication IDs
- Scopus: 0035822667
- PubMed: 11487497
Publication metrics
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SciVal
FWCI
2.21
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Author count
7
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citations
199
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Paper percentile
97
SciVal
Top percentile
5
Fractional count
1
Fractional count
0.14
Fractional count
6
Fractional count
0.86
Fractional count
1
Fractional count
1
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260