Are Medical people Generally More Concerned With "Liking" a Patient, than a Patient's Problem?

Question

Thanks Dr Hansen, Good, as it Should Be, but Not Always the Case.

Answer 1

As doctors, mechanics, garbage pick up people, or whomever you are, you will like some people and not others. Although, I think it is very, I want to say, stoic, for medical people, through "obligation", to treat those they dislike, I think it can do great harm and a great disservice to the patient. Many things stem from "disliking" which can sorely impact care and consequently everything in a patient's life.

I think a professional and humane action would entail medical persons routinely stepping back to assess whether bias is negatively affecting care, and, if so, to cite "personality differences", or at least something, which will result in the patient being (hopefully, seamlessly) directed elsewhere, if need be, but ultimately so that the patient obtains only that which benefits them. A medical person can not help another if they are struggling with issues about themselves that do not concern the patient's wellbeing. Not liking a patient, in my opinion, is one of these things.

Perhaps, and in hopefully very few cases, medical people may need to take a longer step back or look at themselves if they regularly find themselves occupied by the dislikes and likes in their patients.

EDIT: Meeee too ;-). You're not the only one. But, of course, I am sure this happens more than people would like to think it does. I think people would like to believe that being a "doctor" somehow automatically abdicates a person from being prejudicial. Puuuulease. Good and bad in all people.

EDIT 2: Yeah, definitely not. Funny how as a society we tend to blanket characters based on a person's profession. That is a little strange.

EDIT 3: Yeah. *Yawn*. Just another pretty veil. There are many different kinds. Some are made of titles, some made of money. Double yawn. I don't buy into that c**p.

Imagine how insecure someone would have to be in order to feel a need to use their "title" to debase (in the case of hopefully very few doctors) very vulnerable others, in order to stroke themselves? Or, worse yet, how abusive to use a title to hide a character flaw, in the case of prejudice and discrimination? Typically, these types of veils are soooo transparent, but they fool some, so wacked out mission accomplished. Most disturbing is that these "title veils" so easily fool the wearer. Like, an adult form of the "invisible glasses". "Once they're on, no one can see the real me", type of thing. Too bad that this emotionally misdirected behaviour via power attachments have such very real, negative ramifications that hurt people...

Answer 2

Geez I hope not lol

because when I am sick I am crabby.

My dr always gets double whammied because I have fibromyalgia Rynauds and chronic fatigue.put that on your body and how do YOU feel LOL :) now add eczema  to the mix  when you are all done with the addition multiply by 2 because I am having hot flashes.So Yeah, when I get a sinus infection...or a vag infection or even a cold I am the crab from h**l....and yet..my Doctor keeps cheerful and doesnt act like he hates me at all.I really hope its not an act...I really need him lol

Answer 3

Will Rogers, who "never met a person [he] didn't like," never ran into some of my patients. I like my profession. It's a nice bonus if the patient's likeable, but that's all.

Answer 4

Nope, I've treated people I've hated but I am obliged to treat.

I wouldn't not treat someone because I hate them, but I think that it's nice when you treat someone you just click with, because when you're on call, and someone can't sleep, you can chat, even if it's just for five minutes. It breaks the boredom.

But I love what I do, so I generally like treating everyone.

Answer 5

I think it's the other way around.  They are more concerned or interested in or curious about  the patient's problem.  In fact, they would not even really bother to get to know the patient as a person except to find out his medical histroy as this would help them understand the problem better.  They are not concerned with liking the patient or disliking him.  Well.... of course, many of them would also be more interested if the patient can pay their fees....LOL