Do Patients’ Expectations and Attitudes vary? East vs West
and illnesses have common patterns of afflicting the human race, why should responses, reactions, expectations and attitudes between Indian and Western patients be so different. In Oriental cultures, such as India and Japan, the family often assumes the role of the guardian cum care-giver and very often requests the doctor
“Scapegoating” : a common defence mechanism of our minds
If you are one of those who direct your angst against a domestic help, staff, spouse or even Fate, you are not alone. Many of us are just too uncomfortable accepting set-backs or bad times, and resort to holding someone responsible if something goes wrong. When 45 year old Siddharth