The weeping patient.
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.
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Health and Medical Services, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
D003448:Crying; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations