title: The weeping patient.
abstract: Weeping patients engender feelings of inadequacy in themselves and in their doctors. The creation of a warm empathy by showing understanding and by giving support provides an atmosphere for open ventilation of feelings and, ultimately, enables the patient to relax.
authors.affiliation: Health and Medical Services, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nyman
mesh_terms: D003448:Crying; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations