The clinician/healer must both address the disease and seek to know how the medical condition is being experienced by the patient—what impact it has on his or her life and spirit.
The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711.