How Well Does a Treatment Work When Your Doctor Lays a Guilt Trip on You? According to a study from the University of California in San Diego that was published in the January 2014 issue of Basic and Applied Social Psychology, at least 50% of patients have experienced shame from their doctor. While it is important to get the job done of improving a person's health, it is also important to inspire them to make changes in their treatment rather than coerce them with shame or guilt.
Being a person's physician ideally means forming a partnership where the doctor is a teacher who listens to his or her patients and cares about them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spirtually.
