What Harvard Research Says about Patient/Practitioner Bond

Here’s an intriguing finding out of Harvard University: a strong patient-practitioner relationship may benefit the practitioner as well as the patient.

And researchers are beginning to identify some of the biological processes that could help explain why.

In this video, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, an award-winning science journalist and author, walks through some of that research, including what happens when a patient feels genuinely cared for.

Take a look. It’s just under 3 minutes.

You can find the study in its entirety here: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39524.439618.25

One of the most interesting points Donna raises is that caring may not simply change a patient’s experience of treatment.

It may also influence biological processes associated with stress and healing — while offering benefits to the practitioner at the same time.

Now I’d like to hear from you. How have you seen the quality of the therapeutic relationship affect a client’s progress?

Please leave a comment below. And thanks for watching.

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