Doctor-Patient Relationship - A Changing Perspective Holistic Approach
Varshini Reddy
Abstract
Medical profession is one of the most noble professions of mankind since times immemorial. Despite the fact that it is losing its sheen & sanctity in these turbulent modern times, still it ranks one among the most respected professions. The importance of the Doctor, as described by late Dr. Michal Balint, an internationally renowned Psychoanalyst, described the value of Doctors professionalism in his book, “The Doctor, his patient and the Illness” in the following words “By far the most frequently used medicine in medical practice was the Doctor himself. It was not only the bottle of Elixir or the box of pills or injections that mattered, but the way the Doctor gave them to the patients. In fact, the whole atmosphere in which the drug is given and taken.”