Guilt—In the Company of Puccini's Doctor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard E Peschel (Yale University, corresponding author), Richard Peschel (Yale University School of Medicine), Enid Rhodes Peschel (Yale University), Enid Peschel (Yale University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 267-271 |
| Publication date | 1990-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.267 |
| PMID | 2183256 |
| OpenAlex | W1969708727 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
A physician may feel guilt and sorrow if he contributes, though innocently, to a patient's death. One radiation therapist, whose famous patient died, finds a parallel to his own experience in the case of the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, who died while being treated for cancer by his well-meaning radiotherapist
Art · Literature · Meaning (existential · Opera · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sorrow · Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy · Effects of Radiation Exposure · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |