What do physicians tell patients about themselves?
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 20 August 2004Open access
Mary Catherine Beach, Debra Roter, Susan Larson, Wendy Levinson, Daniel E. Ford, Richard M. Frankel
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When debating whether physicians ought to reveal their personal experiences to patients, it is important for researchers to be more specific about the types of statements physicians should or should not make.
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Physician self-disclosure encompasses complex and varied communication behaviors. Self-disclosing statements that are self-preoccupied or intimate are rare. When debating whether physicians ought to reveal their personal experiences to patients, it is important for researchers to be more specific about the types of statements physicians should or should not make.
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