[A psycho-spiritual model for the physician-patient relationship]

The recent advances in Medicine, specially during the last years, have been important in the fight against disease. However, the dimension of patients as human beings has been forgotten. In this article, some ideas about the physician-patient relationship are exposed. Some case histories are depicted to clarify this issue. The importance of an emotional and spiritual support of patients and relatives in situations of emotional breakdown in emergency rooms, terminal disease and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in emphasized.