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Book SynopsisPart I. Empathy in Human Relationships.- Chapter 1. Descriptions and Conceptualization.- Chapter 2. Human Connection in Health and Illness.- Chapter 3. An Evolutionary Perspective, Sociophysiology, and Heritability.- Chapter 4. Psychodynamics and Development.- Chapter 5. Measurement of Empathy in the General Population.- Part II. Empathy in Health Professions Education and Patient Care.- Chapter 6. A Definition and Key Features of Clinical Empathy in Patient Care.- Chapter 7. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy: A Unique Instrument for Measuring Clinical Empathy.- Chapter 8. The Interpersonal Dynamics in Clinician-Patient Relationships.- Chapter 9. Clinical Empathy as Related to Personal Qualities, Career Choice, Acquisition of Knowledge, and Clinical Competence.- Chapter 10. Clinical Empathy and Gender: Are Men and Women Complementary or Opposite Sexes?.- Chapter 11. Clinical Empathy and Patient Outcomes.- Chapter 12. Erosion and Enhancement of Clinical Empathy .- Chapter 13. In Search of Neurological Underpinnings of Clinical Empathy.- Chapter 14. The Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy (POMEE): A Landmark Nationwide Study of Clinical Empathy in United States Medical Students .- Chapter 15. Parting Thoughts: A Systemic Paradigm of Clinical Empathy, Implications, and Future Research Directions.
