title: Healing with the needles.
abstract: A child's spontaneous desire to help her mother during an office visit prompts me to reflect upon the multidimensional nature of healing and how, as family physicians, we often encounter these unique moments in our day-to-day practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT 06105, USA. Mguerrer2@stfranciscare.org
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Guerrera
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations