Empathy and Calm as Social Resources in Clinical Practice

AMA Journal of Ethics 24 (12):E1135-1140 (2023)
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Empathy has been shown to improve patient care and physician well-being. However, the emotional labor involved in expressing empathy might interfere with experiencing calm, equally important to clinicians’ well-being. This article offers examples of how clinical environments can bolster both empathy and calm and suggests that empathy can be expressed socially, not just individually, to build solidarity and make space for calm.

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