Neuroscientist James Fallon discusses the psychopathic brain, prospects for detection and treatment, and his own struggles to feel empathy and compassion for others.JS: In your book you talk a lot about empathy and the differences between cognitive emp…
Daily Archives: 20/04/2014
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Buried at the very bottom of a fact sheet released at yesterday’s White House Solar Summit is a striking statistic: “Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar, supporting workers whose jobs can’t be ou…
Nurses must learn to be more compassionate, ministers have said, as they announced a review of training and a drive to recruit older workers with more “life experience”.Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, said changes were needed to tackle s…
Because I’m open about my depression, I get a lot of emails from people who are worried about a loved one who is struggling. How can I help them? they ask. Well, that’s a really tough question to answer, because most of the time&nbs…
Because I’m open about my depression, I get a lot of emails from people who are worried about a loved one who is struggling. How can I help them? they ask. Well, that’s a really tough question to answer, because most of the time&nbs…
Helen Riess discusses her recent study results that suggest that empathy in the doctor-patient relationship has a significant effect on healthcare outcomes. by Helen Riess and Diego ReineroThe patient-clinician relationship is a subject that recei…