TY  - JOUR
AU  - Freeman Clevenger, Sharon
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/01/31
TI  - Is Self-Compassion Important for Health Care Practitioners?
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 007
VL  - 04
IS  - 01
AB  - The cornerstone of health care practice is the provision of competent, compassionate care.  Compassion is usually thought of when applied toward others; however, self-compassion promotes well-being, mental health, reduces fatigue and “burn-out” in health care practitioners.  While most health care practitioners would agree with the importance of demonstrating compassion, a troubling report found that medical students who are approaching the end of their education; which, is when the highest amount of direct patient care occurs, tend to exhibit fewer caring behaviors and less empathy in general (1). This article reviews the benefit of developing self-compassion in health care providers for their own well-being as well as the health of their patients.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.1901007
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.1901007
ID  - Freeman Clevenger2019
ER  -