title: White Nights.
abstract: "How can you sleep at night after you ruined my life?" Arthur, a veteran patient of mine, implored after receiving his test results. This essay recounts my experience as a physician in coping with an extremely anxious patient, its influence on me, and some of my reflections on the ensuing white nights.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Central District, Clalit Health Service, Rehovot, Israel Department of Family Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel michal.shani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shani
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000523:psychology; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
keywords: anxiety; family physician; family practice; physician-patient relationship