Humanistic Approaches to Medical Practice

• Other Authors: Ioan, Beatrice Gabriela (Editor), Iorga, Magdalena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; avoidance learning; neck pain; workplace; employment; fear; exercise; attitude; accidents; disability; obstetrics and gynecology; physicians; stress; medical practice; psychosomatic symptoms; continuing education; SARS-CoV-2; pandemics; fear of COVID 19; HIV; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome; HAART; Framingham risk score; students; medicine; healthcare; lifestyle; body image; social network; self-esteem; body mass index; physical health; domestic violence; physician-patient relationship; dental medical students' opinion; teenager; sex education; sexual health; pregnancy; teenage pregnancy; sexually transmitted diseases; contraception; communication; head and neck cancer; quality of life; psychosocial; interventions; asthma; asthma therapy; severe asthma; patient behaviour; patient attitudes; length of the visit; patient satisfaction; health status; appointments and schedules; general practice; adult; aging; primary care; Borderline Personality Disorder; depression; perfectionism; obsessive-compulsive symptoms; fearfulness; dependency; psycho-emotional moods; behavioral problems; academic performance; COVID-19 pandemic; medical malpractice; complaints; doctor; Romania; socio-demographic characteristics; professional characteristics; institutional characteristics; embodiment; empathy; humanism; medical education
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Medical practice is a mixture of science and art, technique and humanism. The importance of human beings is more obvious in medicine than in any other field. At the center of medical care is the patient, and at its base and that of the entire medical system is the relationship that is established be...