http://ellentaliaferro.com/why-you-talk-with-your-hands/ Time to Think Outside of the Pill Box Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:13:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://ellentaliaferro.com/why-you-talk-with-your-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Ellen Taliaferro, MD Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:25:16 +0000 http://ellentaliaferro.com/?p=92#comment-344 So true! Thanks, Carol. So true! Thanks, Carol.

]]> http://ellentaliaferro.com/why-you-talk-with-your-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:10:45 +0000 http://ellentaliaferro.com/?p=92#comment-343 Other research findings that might interest you: The most important factor in many potential legal cases, besides the injury itself, is the doctor's ability to relate to the patient (called "clinical empathy"). And a big part of the physician/patient relationship depends on nonverbal communication. One study found that greater than 50% of 263 patients who sued their doctor claimed they were so turned off by the doctor that they wanted to sue him/her before the alleged event occurred! Other research findings that might interest you: The most important factor in many potential legal cases, besides the injury itself, is the doctor’s ability to relate to the patient (called “clinical empathy”). And a big part of the physician/patient relationship depends on nonverbal communication. One study found that greater than 50% of 263 patients who sued their doctor claimed they were so turned off by the doctor that they wanted to sue him/her before the alleged event occurred!

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