The tale of an anorexic male medical student

Comportamento alimentar e imagem corporal entre estudantes de medicina

“…Por outro lado, a experiência e o sofrimento pessoal com a doença por parte de futuros médicos podem favorecer atitudes empáticas na relação com seus pacientes 49,50 . Essa experiência da doença e do sofrimento que aflige futuros cuidadores constitui o que Jung 51 denominou arquétipo do "curador ferido"…”

Towards an understanding of the flourishing practitioner

“…A medical student describes how anorexia made him appreciate the torment patients with a serious illness endure 19. He hopes this will help him empathise and offer support and advice from his own experience; such hopes may well be fulfilled, but they involve taking risks in selecting doctors to which our society is increasingly averse 20.…”