Hojat, Mohammadreza,  1947- <br/><br/>
Empathy in patient care :  antecedents, development, measurement, and outcomes / 
Mohammadreza Hojat. 
 - xxxvi, 295 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-266) and index. 
<br/><br/> Descriptions and conceptualization --  Human connection in health and illness --  An evolutionary perspective, psycho-socio-physiology, neuroanatomy, and heritability --  Psychodynamics and development --  Measurement of empathy in the general population --  A definition and key features of empathy in patient care --  The Jefferson scale of physician empathy --  The interpersonal dynamics in clinician-patient relationships --  Empathy as related to sex, personal qualities, clinical competence, and career choice --  Patient outcomes --  Enhancement of empathy --  Parting thoughts : a paradigm of empathy and future directions --  Jefferson scale of physician empathy (JSPE) (HP-version) --  Jefferson scale of physician empathy (JSPE) (S-version) --  Jefferson scale of patient's perceptions of physician empathy (JSPPPE).  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  App. A.  App. B.  App. C. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0387336079 9780387336077 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006924590 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physician and patient<br/>Empathy.<br/>Patient Care--psychology<br/>Physician-Patient Relations<br/>Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R727.3  / .H5795 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.696