The subject of patient–physician boundaries has been most extensively explored in the
psychiatric literature, but to date, little has been published about this concept within the …

Objectives Define the concept of boundaries in the realm of the clinical encounter and
describe its importance to medical practice. Explain how maintenance of healthy boundaries …

Maintaining professional boundaries enables clinicians to keep their patients' best interests
in mind. Palliative care clinicians may be at risk for professional boundary crossings …

Background Boundaries in patient care are “mutually understood, unspoken, physical and
emotional limits of the relationship between the trusting patient and the caring physician or …

Background Nurturing effective physician-patient relationships is essential to the provision of
patient-centred care. Palliative care physicians may apply boundary-crossings or breaches …

This article explores the hypothesis that when a child has a life-limiting illness, the
interpersonal boundaries between the patient, the patient's parents, and the health care …

THE CLINICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP is where “the rubber meets the road” in palliative
care. Here is where whatever influences—social, psychological, biomedical, technical …

Palliative care supports referring colleagues in multiples ways. This support to referring
colleagues is not often explored in the literature, yet the psychological concept that best …

Background: Being``fired''by a patient is an uncomfortable, distressing, and awkward
experience for most clinicians. Palliative care clinicians may be at increased risk of …

Palliative care clinicians enhance the illness experiences of patients and their families
through building therapeutic relationships. Many psychological concepts underlie a …