The Checkered Divide

In order to try to help her and understand what the voice had said, I naively replied, “Would it help to tell others, mainly me, by warning them of the event?” Although she decided against telling me what it was that the voice said, she was much more willing to talk to me about her schizophrenia aft...

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Published in:Academic psychiatry 2016-12, Vol.40 (6), p.956-957
Main Author: Gold, Jessica A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Birthdays
Empathy
Feature: Perspective
Friends
Humans
Medical Education
Medical students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental Disorders
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - education
Schizophrenia
Students, Medical
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Summary:In order to try to help her and understand what the voice had said, I naively replied, “Would it help to tell others, mainly me, by warning them of the event?” Although she decided against telling me what it was that the voice said, she was much more willing to talk to me about her schizophrenia after that. While I believed having casual conversations would gain her trust and develop good rapport, I was unaware that her mental illness would make it significantly more challenging for me to define my role with her and for her to truly understand it. Compliance with Ethical Standards The patient described in this piece is significantly de-identified in compliance with the standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1007/s40596-016-0615-y