Yeo M, Longhurst M
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia.
Can Fam Physician. 1996 Aug;42:1505-8.
Family physicians have privileged access to the intimate lives of their patients. Such access is essential for good patient-physician relationships. However, intimate access renders patients vulnerable to harm and places a tremendous burden of trust upon physicians. Physicians earn this trust by exercising care in drawing and preserving the boundary between appropriate and inappropriate intimacy.
家庭医生能够深入了解患者的私密生活。这种了解对于良好的医患关系至关重要。然而,深入了解也使患者容易受到伤害,并给医生带来巨大的信任负担。医生通过谨慎划定并维护适当与不适当亲密关系之间的界限来赢得这种信任。