Emotional reactions of house officers to patients with anorexia nervosa, diabetes, and obesity

The authors present the results of a preliminary study measuring dysphoria in house officers toward patients with anorexia nervosa, diabetes, and obesity. Case vignettes are presented to demonstrate how negative affects in clinicians can interfere with the delivery of goal clinical care. Patients with anorexia nervosa tended to generate more anger, stress, and helplessness in house officers than other groups of patients did. Hypotheses are presented to explain those findings and questions are posed to stimulate future research.

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