Physicians know that human experience is infinitely complex and variable. The insight that
“everyone is unique” sounds like a T-shirt slogan or a platitude that a therapist might recite …

Anyone who has tried to appreciate the challenges we face in medicine has probably read
the 1978 article by Groves,“Taking care of the hateful patient.” 1 This and a later article by …

If you ask a clinician whether she treats her patients differently, the chances are she will say
she treats them all the same. By making such a claim, the clinician puts forward an ideal that …

The sentiments expressed within this article are representative of the opinions and
experiences of the respective physicians. Drs. Robbins, Gonzalez and Mehan are Boston …

Substantial efforts to redesign health care delivery are underway in the United States,
including primary care, without attention to what has historically been known as “the …

We have written this book for at least three reasons. First, our combined experiences in the
field of mental retardation over the past 30 years have shown that, when making decisions …

The Meaning of Diagnosis Diagnosis is goal and glory. Or so it would seem to attendees at
clinical reasoning conferences hosted in teaching hospitals on a regular basis. In …

In the patient-physician encounter, physicians hone their skills while alleviating the patient's
suffering. Both benefit. Leaning on the work of Hippocrates, Darwin, and William Osler, the …

Whether you are doctor, patient, or lover of literature, read this book. In it you will find a
collection of stories, essays, and poems that originally appeared in Annals of Internal …

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice is an introductory textbook focusing on the patient
physician relationship. Formerly closeted behind closed doors, this most intimate of healing …