Compassion in Medicine | Reflective Essay
Advancements in medical technology have given rise to medicalization, a process where ‘non-medical’ problems have become understood and treated as ‘medical’ issues. 1 This potentially objectifies humans, leading to “deindividuation” 2 , where doctors identify patients by their disease or procedure. The distancing of doctor-patient relationships have been worsened by limited doctor-patient interactions. 3 Humanization […]
