To cry or not to cry: physicians and emotions at the bedside
Majhail, N.S.; Warlick, E.D.
Minnesota Medicine 94(1): 40-42
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-556X PMID: 21366107 Document Number: 650464
Whether it is appropriate for physicians to display their emotions in front of a patient is a question that has no easy answer. Some physicians may consider it an expression of empathy, while others caution against doing so. This article describes the findings of a survey of blood and marrow transplant physicians who were asked whether it is OK to cry in front of patients.