http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
antecedents, development, measurement, and outcomes
xxxvi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Descriptions and conceptualization -- Human connection in health and illness -- An evolutionary perspective, psycho-socio-physiology, neuroanatomy, and heritability -- Psychodynamics and development -- Measurement of empathy in the general population -- A definition of key features of empathy in patient care - The Jefferson scale of physician empathy -- The interpersonal dynamics in clinician-patient relationships -- Empathy as related to sex, personal qualities, clinical competence, and career choice -- Patient outcomes -- Enhancement of empathy -- Parting thoughts : a paradigm of empathy and future directions
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-266) and indexes.