A social neuroscience perspective on clinical empathy

World Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 233-237

  Decety, Jean ^a   Smith, Karen E ^a   Norman, Greg J ^a   Halpern, Jodi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; CAREER; CLINICAL EMPATHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINDFULNESS; NEUROSCIENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 84908097204     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20146     Document Type: Review

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