“Suffering can occur when physicians do not validate the patient’s pain. In the absence of disease, physicians may suggest that the pain is ‘psychological’ (in the sense of not being real) or that the patient is ‘faking.’ Similarly, patients with chronic pain may believe after a time that they can no longer talk to others about their distress. In the former case, the person is caused to distrust [their] perceptions of reality, and that in both instances social isolation adds to the person’s suffering.” — Eric J. Cassell, M.D. (“the Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine”)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:35:03 +0000
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