What Doctors Feel

I felt relieved after reading this book. The emotional turmoil we face in patient care is an universal phenomenon. Grief, Disillusionment and worthlessness are some common issues in a physician's life. How we go on with our work neglecting this is an amazing thing. I will say, patients are sometimes lucky to go the right hand. Each human brain is different in analyzing a case. Then whom to blame for an incorrect decision

Its a very nice book for doctors as well as other people who would like to know how a doctor operates(morally) and what they feel.

a must read book for all medical professionals

One of the best books I have read in a long time. Danielle Ofri gives a marvellous insight to what doctors go through in the toughest of professions that tests your inner strength to the point of breakdown. Doctors are often looked upon as clinical, detached and unemotional. The book sensitises you to the fact that doctors are also humans and they need your empathy too.

I read this book a few years ago, after "How Doctors Think," by Jerome Groopman. They present very complementary ideas. Ofri delves into how our emotions can affect how doctors view illness, and how they practice. She also discusses burnout in a frank and open way, calling into question how the profession deals with it, and the responsibility it has to create a welcome and supportive environment for learning and practice.

All ok

There are many books, there are many good books, ant this one of these good and emotional books When one (as a doctor) reads this book feels that Danielle not only knows well what doctors feel, but also how doctors feel. A must read for doctors

Interesting, well written and pleasant . I would suggest this book to anybody interested in knowing more about the perspective of doctors during medical practice.

アメリカの女性内科医によるエッセイです。自身の研修医時代から2013年ごろまでの体験をもとに記した医師のemotionｓとその影響についての考察です。生涯忘れられない研修医時代の恥辱、過労による燃え尽き症候群と薬物（著者の場合はアルコール）依存、医療過誤訴訟、節制できない患者への怒り、医療制度の不公平感（不法移民など永住権を持たないものは臓器移植のリストに登録できない）・・・後書きからの抜粋は以下の通りです。p210 In this book,I've focused mainly on emotions that are often called negative-fear, shame, grief, anger and being overwhelmed-because these are the ones that exert the strongest influence on medecal care. しかしながら反対のemotionｓ もまた患者にはよからぬ影響を与えるという。ｐ211 But even positive emotions have the potential for negative influences.A classic examples is doctors who care friends or family members.The closeness and love can inhibit the doctor from asking awｋward questions of doing uncomfortable procedures-asking about sexual history, performing a rectal exam, or questioing drug use, for example. 個人的にはこのセンテンスに日ごろなんとなく感じていたもやもやがスッキリしました。★マイナス１はジュリアというガテマラからの移民女性の臓器移植の実話が７回に分けて出てくるのが読みにくいという編集の問題です（２日くらいで一気に読めれば問題はないでしょうが）