Interrupted stories, interrupted lives.
In attempting to manage their practices efficiently, doctors may not allow seriously ill patients enough time to sort out their feelings and raise important questions. What is at stake here is not information about prognosis and treatments but the very survival of the soul.
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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D001293:Attitude to Death; D002170:Canada; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012962:Sociology, Medical