Diagnosing and Treating a Mindset: The Intersection Between Patient and Physician Needs

It is 3 am, and after surviving the evening influx, you settle in to begin documenting when a new patient checks in for 3 months of X. But why? we ask. We can weigh down this encounter with our perceptions of the patient, the diagnosis, and even the futility. This can devalue our role in the patient's care and lessen "meaning." Answering the patient's "why"—evaluating needs—could free us from these anchors.

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