Tag: empathy
Reviving the Lost Art of Empathy: A Doctor’s Dilemma
Since your first day in medical school, you are constantly reminded of one supreme principle that governs the doctor-patient relationship — empathy. You are told, [more…]
‘Another World’ by Pat Barker – Review of a Novel at the Intersection of Medicine and Literature
Let’s dive straight into the subject of my blog: Pat Barker’s novel ‘Another World’. A family helter-skelter – a middle-aged professor, Nick, and his heavily [more…]
A Closer Look at the Dynamics of Depression – A Defect or a Dose?
Dil e nadan tujhe howa kya hai (Silly heart, what has happened to you?) Akhir is dard ki dawa kya hai? (What is the remedy [more…]
Healing the Scars Through Palliation
During my palliative course clinical, I encountered a 41 year old male patient in Aga Khan University Hospital. First he came to the emergency with [more…]
All the Colors: An Artistic Glimpse into Schizophrenia
‘It’s not what you painted in my head…’ Standing on the grassy ground, feeling the wind slice through every strand of my hair, I [more…]
