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Why Teach Mindfulness to Clinicians?

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Who is this physician standing at the threshold of the patient’s hospital room attending to her from what he perceives as a safe distance? When did he become more at ease extending words from the doorway rather than taking her hand at her bedside? Why did he not enter when asked to do so?

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    Patricia Lynn Dobkin

  2. Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Dobkin, P.L., Hassed, C.S. (2016). Why Teach Mindfulness to Clinicians?. In: Mindful Medical Practitioners. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31066-4_1

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