Touch in Medicine
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ouch is an essential part of the doctor-patient relationship. On a very basic level, it is assumed that the doctor will touch the patient during [Read more...]
Articles by Donald Friedman, M.D.
Mystery and Medicine
Mystery and the unknown have been on my mind recently after facilitating one of the final sessions of The Healer’s Art course for first year medical students who have [Read more...]
Dr. Donald Friedman: Dying Well – Observations from bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur Caplan I heard a talk last year by Arthur Leonard Caplan, PhD, a well known and well respected bioethicist, who presently is the Director of the Division of Bioethics [Read more...]
Living a Satisfying Life While Having a Chronic Illness – Part 2
Living with a chronic illness certainly poses many challenges that require inner strength, creativity, adaptation, resiliency, and focus to live as fully as possible under [Read more...]
Living a Satisfying Life While Having a Chronic Illness – Part 1
Receiving a diagnosis of a chronic disease that is treatable, but not curable, manageable, but not always completely controllable, can be a devastating experience. There [Read more...]
Navigating the Doctor-Patient Relationship
A recent issue of Newsweek (April 23&30, 2012) had “The End of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” boldly displayed above the magazine’s logo. Inside, the featured [Read more...]
Stress: A Part of Our Lives; A Factor in Our Health; A Potential for Growth and Change (Part 2)
Editor’s Note: This is part two of an excellent review of how stress affects our lives and our health. Part I is available here. Donald M. Friedman, MD This part of the [Read more...]
Stress: A Part of Our Lives; A Factor in Our Health; A Potential for Growth and Change (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This is part one of an excellent review of how stress affects our lives and our health. Part II is available here. Donald M. Friedman, MD Stress is [Read more...]
Hope in the Midst of Illness
Hope is a crucial part of facing and coping with a medical illness. It can not only help a patient survive; it can also promote healing. Hope paves the way toward resilience [Read more...]
Spirituality and Nature
Going out into nature can be a transforming experience. If you’re willing to give yourself over to being in a natural setting or wilderness environment, free from the [Read more...]
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