The article argues that modern healthcare needs a radical reformation to address emotional and psychological factors impacting patient health. It highlights that confusing diagnoses and sterile environments can trigger harmful stress responses, often more detrimental than the illness itself. The author emphasizes the importance of nurturing feelings of safety and dignity, asserting that belief and emotional support are foundational to healing. Treating patients merely as physical puzzles overlooks their holistic needs, ultimately influencing their capacity for recovery and resilience.
Fear hijacks perception, and safety recalibrates it. We measure blood pressure, sugar levels, and white blood cell count. But we don't measure the feeling of safety, dignity, and belief.
A rushed consultation can strip a patient of agency, hope, and the will to fight back. Hospitals that look like jails lower immune response.
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