When Your Doctor “Gets It” and “Gets You”: The Critical Role of Competence and Warmth in the Patient–Provider Interaction

Background: Research demonstrates that the placebo effect can influence the effectiveness of medical treatments and accounts for a significant proportion of healing in many conditions. However, providers may differ in the degree to which they consciously or unconsciously leverage the forces that pro...

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Main Authors: Lauren C. Howe, Kari A. Leibowitz, Alia J. Crum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00475/full