Reassurance does not always help.
Reassurance is the most commonly misused form of supportive intervention in medical practice. It is superficial in activity and transient in its effects. It does not appear to be a very powerful therapeutic technique. To be effective, it should be realistic, sincere, given at the right time, directed at the appropriate target, based on sound grounds, and provided by a proper authority. It must always be given judiciously.
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