Gibbs N
Time. 1989 Jul 31;134(5):48-53.
Under fire from all sides, the doctor-patient relationship is battered, bruised and in need of repair. American physicians are teetering on their lofty pedestals. Never have doctors been able to do so much for their patients, and rarely have patients seemed so ungrateful. Today's doctors must contend with ever changing technology, ever threatening lawsuits and a medical-industrial complex second-guessing their every decision. No wonder they often feel as sick as their patients.
医患关系四面楚歌，饱受冲击、伤痕累累，亟待修复。美国医生正从高高在上的神坛摇摇欲坠。医生们从未像现在这样为患者做了这么多，而患者却似乎很少如此忘恩负义。如今的医生必须应对不断变化的技术、随时可能面临的诉讼以及医疗产业综合体对他们每一个决策的质疑。难怪他们常常感觉和患者一样痛苦。
