title: If you would enjoy your practice....
abstract: A mechanical or routinized approach to the care of patients is dulling to the physician and may foster burnout. The original goals of most physicians--continued learning and the helping of others--are more likely to be achieved if a process of active listening is included in their therapeutic armamentarium.
authors: Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
authors: W M
authors: WM
authors: Gould
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy