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Publication details [#52360]
Harris, Christine R. and Ryan S. Darby. 2009. Shame in Physician-Patient Interactions: Patient Perspectives. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 31 (4) : 324–335.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
This study explores (gender differences in) male and female patients' shame-provoking experiences in interactions with physicians and patients' emotional and behavioral reactions to this. Inducing shame in medical contexts appears widespread, affecting mainly women, and may result in both positive and negative effects.