title: To cry or not to cry: physicians and emotions at the bedside.
abstract: Whether it is appropriate for physicians to display their emotions in front of a patient is a question that has no easy answer. Some physicians may consider it an expression of empathy, while others caution against doing so. This article describes the findings of a survey of blood and marrow transplant physicians who were asked whether it is OK to cry in front of patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Navneet S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Majhail
authors.forename: Erica D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Warlick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003448:Crying / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000523:psychology; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations