Abstract

Throughout history, several types of relationships joined physicians to patients: trust, skepticism, paternalism and autonomy. However, family-physician relationship is the most difficult to handle. The best approach to this dilemma would be for the clinician to ask the ill family member for his expectations and accommodate for the satisfaction of both.

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  • My medical curriculum initiated me to break bad news, to listen and to perceive cues and concerns

  • The best approach to this dilemma would be for the clinician to ask the ill family member for his expectations and accommodate for the satisfaction of both

  • Dear Editor, It is not till recently that I realized a forgotten medical dilemma that physicians may counterface as part of their daily lives

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My medical curriculum initiated me to break bad news, to listen and to perceive cues and concerns. Multiple Personality Disorder: Am I Physician or Son? Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon *Corresponding author: Elie El Rassy MD, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon, Tel: 009611615300; E-mail: elie.rassy@hotmail.com

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