
- Vol 32 No 10
- Volume 32
- Issue 10
Caring for the Patient
I want my patients to believe I consider Peabody’s advice before I see them, that I recognize our shared humanity...
The art of good care is caring for the patient.
-Francis Peabody, MD
I want my patients to believe I consider
Peabody’s advice before I see them,
that I recognize our shared humanity,
suffering’s shame, my power to humiliate
or heal. I want them to believe I care
with the same love and devotion I feel
for my wife and daughter. But there are
moments I ignore the old wisdom,
like when I am on call at dawn and all
I want is sleep. That is when I feel
Francis Peabody grab my lab coat collar
and shake me hard, until I remember the art
I sometimes care to forget.
Articles in this issue
almost 10 years ago
Forensic Psychiatry: An Essential Major Subspecialtyalmost 10 years ago
Parents Who Kill: Clinical and Legal Perspectivesalmost 10 years ago
Children of High-Conflict Divorce Face Many Challengesalmost 10 years ago
The Intersection of Geriatric and Forensic Psychiatryalmost 10 years ago
Forensic Evaluations: Testamentary Capacityalmost 10 years ago
Addiction, AIDS, and NIDA’s Overseas Programalmost 10 years ago
Climate Change and Mental Healthalmost 10 years ago
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