Doctors' hopeful outlook can be a potent tonic for patients
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 00:05
in Psychology & Sociology
Even in difficult situations, taking the time to pay attention to a patient's emotional and spiritual as well as medical needs can work wonders. In the Lodz ghetto in Poland, home to as many as 204,000 Jews during World War II, there were 170 doctors, as well as a few nurses and midwives, according to diaries and memoirs. Like all the others, they...