Dostoevsky's Doctor: Active Love in Modern Medicine and The Brothers Karamazov.
Attention
Burnout
Dostoevsky
Grace
Literature
Spirituality
Journal
Journal of religion and health
ISSN: 1573-6571
Titre abrégé: J Relig Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985199R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
02
06
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
13
6
2023
entrez:
13
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this essay, the author draws from The Brothers Karamazov, a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, to consider the idea of love and its relevance to burnout in modern medicine. They argue that active love, as espoused by one of Dostoevsky's characters, might help clinicians care for their patients even in moments of exhaustion or disillusion. Coherent with Dostoevsky's Christian background, the author examines active love alongside the Christian concept of grace and Simone Weil's concept of attention. These explorations may yield fresh insights for clinicians struggling with burnout in health care, as well as those striving to master the timeless art of caregiving.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37310586
doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01851-2
pii: 10.1007/s10943-023-01851-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2349-2358Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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