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The courage to treat.

Aviva Fried1

  • 1Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Therapeutic interventions require both empirical knowledge and clinical experience. Courage is essential for therapists to navigate limitations and embrace ambiguity for effective patient care.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Clinical Practice
  • Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

  • Medical treatment involves professional and humane interventions.
  • Effective patient care relies on acquired knowledge and clinical experience.
  • The nature of therapeutic acts necessitates a dual approach to knowledge acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the foundational elements of medical treatment.
  • To differentiate between empirically validated knowledge and experience-based insights.
  • To emphasize the role of courage and self-awareness in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the therapeutic process.
  • Examination of the epistemological basis of clinical knowledge.
  • Exploration of the psychological dimensions of medical practice.
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Courageintuitiontherapeutic languagestreatment

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