title: Building with Balint: A conference that connected generations.
abstract: The American Balint Society held its First National Meeting in Estes Park Colorado in July 2014. The meeting brought together multiple generations of physicians and behavioral scientists interested in promoting Balint work in the United States. This article will provide an overview of the Balint method and its importance in medicine, a brief history of the American Balint Society, and the various elements of the First National Meeting.
authors: Guthrie Family Medicine Residency, Sayre, PA, USA lichtenstein_albert@guthrie.org.
authors: Albert
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authors: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
keywords: American Balint Society; Balint groups; doctor–patient relationship; professional communication