Empathy in Patient Care - Antecedents, Development, Measurement, and Outcomes

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Personal Odyssey

Contents

Empathy in Human Relationships

Definitions and Conceptualization

Human Connection in Health and Illness

An Evolutionary Perspective, Psycho- Socio- Physiology, Neuroanatomy, and Heritability

Psychodynamics and Development

Measurement of Empathy in the General Population

Empathy in Patient Care

A Definition and Key Features of Empathy in Patient Care

The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

The Interpersonal Dynamics in Clinician- Patient Relationships

Empathy as Related to Sex, Personal Qualities, Clinical Competence, and Career Choice

Patient Outcomes

Enhancement of Empathy

Parting Thoughts: A Paradigm of Empathy and Future Directions

Appendices

References

Author Index