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. 1988 Apr;34:955, 957, 959, 961.

Les réactions particulières de médecins face au sentiment d'échec

Luc Côté
PMCID: PMC2218966  PMID: 21253104

Abstract

A great deal has been said about physicians' stress but little about their reactions to the sense of failure which faces them in their practice. This article deals with that sense of failure as it pertains to self-image and some associated factors that might complicate the adjustment of some doctors to these difficult realities. The author discusses strategies of flight and other unconscious mechanisms used to cope with these problems.

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