Improving the doctor-patient relationship in China: The role of balint groups

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 417-427

  Jing, Wei ^a   Otten, Heide ^b   Sullivan, Leonie ^c   Lovell Simons, Laurie ^d   Granek Catarivas, Martine ^e   Fritzsche, Kurt ^f  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Psychological Institute   (Germany)

^c International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA)   (France)

^d Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australasia (PPAA)   (Australia)

^e CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balint group; China; difficult doctor patient relationship; sculpture work

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BALINT GROUP; BENEVOLENCE; BIOMEDICINE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COURAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMPATHY; FRUSTRATION; GROUP PROCESS; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTROSPECTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MAGNANIMITY; MINDFULNESS; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POWERLESSNESS; PRUDENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCULPTURE WORK; THINKING; TOLERANCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TRUST; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84896473923     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.46.4.g     Document Type: Article

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