| Author | : David Ian Jeffrey |
| File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 05 January 2021 |
| ISBN | : 9783030648046 |
| Pages | : 156 pages |
Empathy Based Ethics by David Ian Jeffrey Book PDF Summary
This book explores a new way of applying clinical ethics. Empathy-based ethics is based on the patient–doctor relationship and seeks to encourage a more humane form of medical practice. The author argues that the current emphasis on the biomedical model of medicine and a detached concern form of professionalism have damaged the patient–doctor relationship. He investigates examples of the dehumanization of patients and demonstrates a contrasting view of humane care. The book presents empathy as a relational construct - it provides an in-depth analysis of the process of empathizing. It discusses an empathy-based ethics approach underpinned by clinical examples of the practical application of this new approach. It suggests how empathy-based ethics can be embedded in clinical practice, medical education and research. The book concludes by examining the challenges in implementing such an approach and looks to a future which redresses the current imbalance between biomedical and psychosocial approaches to medicine.