Patients with immediate medical needs tend to perceive doctors as emotionless, study finds
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
The greater patients' need for medical care, the more likely patients will view their doctors as 'empty vessels,' devoid of emotions or personal lives of their own; at the same time, those patients expect their physicians to be able to contain the patients' emotions and experiences, new research shows.