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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 10/2010

01.10.2010 | Short Communication

The ties that bind: a reflection on physician grief

verfasst von: Gordon Giddings

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 10/2010

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Abstract

Physician grief remains a prevalent yet largely unacknowledged problem in the medical profession. Several techniques can be employed to improve coping in physicians that deal frequently with patients approaching the end of life that can be integrated into medical training programs and physician practices. The author recounts his own experience of physician grief having cared for a patient on his dying journey and using it as an opportunity for personal growth.
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Metadaten
Titel
The ties that bind: a reflection on physician grief
verfasst von
Gordon Giddings
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 10/2010
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0949-z

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