| 'I'm OK; you're not': medical socialization and psychosomatic illness. | |
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PMID: 9049987 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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While it is widely recognized that there is universal experience of somatic manifestations of emotional responses, the objective mode used in teaching medical students about medical and psychiatric conditions ignores these common subjective experiences. The usual self-protective mind-set of the student or physician approaching a patient with psychosomatic complaints is often one of 'I'm OK, you're not'. Perhaps by emphasizing a recognition of the universality of psychosomatic experiences with a difference in degree, we can enhance the ability of students to assume an empathic approach to psychosomatic complaints and decrease the stigma felt by patients with such problems. |
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Authors:
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M L Elks |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 48 ISSN: 0306-9877 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 1997 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-05-12 Completed Date: 1997-05-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Texas Technical University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430, USA. |
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Education, Medical Empathy Humans Physician-Patient Relations* Psychophysiologic Disorders* Psychosomatic Medicine / education* Students, Medical* Teaching / methods* |
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