Tränen im Krankenhaus - eine Bestandsaufnahme unter Ärzten, Pflegepersonal und Medizinstudenten

Barth, Alfred; Egger, Andrea; Hladschik-Kermer, Birgit; Kropiunigg, Ulrich

doi:10.1055/s-2003-814865

Cited by 4 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Compared with the dearth of empirical studies on professionals' tears in psychological literature, medical professionals have published multiple surveys, one case study, and several "op-ed" news pieces on crying behaviors of medical care providers (Barth, Egger, Hladschik-Kermer, & Kropiunigg, 2004;Blankenship, 1984;Krauser, 1989;Kukulu, 2006;Lerner, 2008;Majhail & Warlick, 2011;Sinclair, 2011;Sung et al, 2009;Wagner, Hexel, Bauer, & Kropiunigg, 1997). It is striking that, as a profession that so explicitly values emotions and interpersonal interaction, psychologists have attended less to the topic of tears than medical professionals.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Do therapists cry in therapy? The role of experience and other factors in therapists’ tears.

2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The subject of therapist's crying in therapy (TCIT) has been virtually ignored in the literature, with only 1 qualitative dissertation and 3 case studies devoted to the topic. This mixed-method survey study explored therapists' experiences with and attitude toward TCIT. Six hundred eighty-four U.S. psychologists and trainees filled out the survey online, revealing that 72% of therapists report having cried in therapy in their role as therapist. Data analysis indicated that the act of crying in therapy has less to do with personality or demographic factors (i.e., Big Five traits, empathy, sex) and more to do with the unique aspects of the therapy itself and the therapist's identity in the therapeutic context (theoretical orientation, clinical experience, affective tone of the session). Clinicians with more experience, who are older, cried more in therapy than novice clinicians, despite lower crying frequency in daily life, suggesting that more experienced therapists feel more comfortable allowing themselves to experience and/or express such emotions in therapy sessions. Psychodynamic therapists reported slightly higher rates of TCIT than cognitive-behavioral therapists despite no differences in crying in daily life. Despite significant differences in crying rates in daily life, male and female clinicians report similar rates of TCIT. Data regarding the relationship between TCIT and Big Five personality traits, empathy, and perceived consequences of TCIT are reported.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Do therapists cry in therapy? The role of experience and other factors in therapists’ tears.

2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Fewer than a handful of empirical studies have examined the experiences with and attitudes towards crying among physicians and/or medical interns. To the best of our knowledge, only Barth, Egger, Hladschik-Kermer, and Kropiunigg (2004) and Wagner, Hexel, Bauer, and Kropiunigg (1997) examined the occurrence of crying among physicians and medical interns in hospitals. Both studies showed that the majority of physicians (respectively 57% and 53.1%) and medical interns (respectively 31% and 37.9%) had ever cried in the workplace.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The studies of Angoff (2001), Kukulu and Keser (2006) and Sung et al (2009) additionally focussed specifically on the crying of medical interns during their internships. Remarkably, these studies among medical interns yielded substantially more variation in the findings (ranging between 31% and 73%) (Angoff, 2001; Barth et al, 2004; Kukulu & Keser, 2006; Sung et al, 2009; Wagner et al, 1997).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the antecedents of the crying, among the most important triggers for physicians and medical interns are delivering bad news (Barth et al, 2004) and the death of a patient (Barth et al, 2004; Wagner et al, 1997), in particular in the case of children or young adults, or because of the mourning of family (Wagner et al, 1997). Medical interns additionally cry over the patient’s story, but also when experiencing a heavy workload, and over-educational issues, as well as over conflicts with supervisors or colleagues (Angoff, 2001; Barth et al, 2004; Kind, 2013; Kukulu & Keser, 2006; Sung et al, 2009; Wagner et al, 1997).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Turkish research additionally showed that more than half of the medical interns soothe after a crying situation and that they find it pleasant to share their feelings (Kukulu & Keser, 2006). Some final interesting observations were that medical interns were worried that they would lose their compassion to the patient when they could not express their emotions (Angoff, 2001) and that negative reactions, such as being laughed at, after crying as a physician (Barth et al, 2004; Wagner et al, 1997) are exceptional, although there are examples that supervisors made negative comments (Sung et al, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The Physician’s Tears: Experiences and Attitudes of Crying Among Physicians and Medical Interns

Janssens

Sweerts

Vingerhoets

2019

J Clin Psychol Med Settings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We examined several aspects of the crying experiences of physicians and medical interns, including the most common reasons to cry in the workplace, and their perceptions of and attitudes towards crying in the workplace and in the presence of a patient. A sample of Dutch physicians and medical interns (Nphysicians = 1068 and Nmedical interns = 302 and for the full version Nphysicians = 776 and Nmedical interns = 181) completed an especially designed anonymous online questionnaire about experiences with crying in the workplace, and perceptions of and attitudes towards crying in the workplace and in the presence of patients. Crying is a rather frequent behavior among physicians, in particular when they have to deal with the severe suffering of patients and their relatives. We found a considerable variety in the attitudes and perception of crying in the work setting, although there was also much agreement that crying in the presence of a patient is only appropriate if it is over the condition of the patient. Physicians reported a slightly more positive attitude and a stronger need for more attention to this topic in training and education than medical interns. Crying in the medical setting is a common, though understudied phenomenon. There is a strong need for further research on this topic in order to understand it better and how and when it might interfere with or facilitate with the therapeutic process. We strongly feel that currently the time is ripe for this topic because in particular the physicians expressed a greater need for more attention to this topic in training and the medical interns showed signs of, perhaps unhealthy, suppression of their emotions.

show abstract

Der Gebrauch des Tränenapparates in verschiedenen Epochen

Kropiunigg

2008

Psychotherapie Forum

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Tränen im Krankenhaus - eine Bestandsaufnahme unter Ärzten, Pflegepersonal und Medizinstudenten

Cited by 4 publications

References 0 publications

Do therapists cry in therapy? The role of experience and other factors in therapists’ tears.

Do therapists cry in therapy? The role of experience and other factors in therapists’ tears.

The Physician’s Tears: Experiences and Attitudes of Crying Among Physicians and Medical Interns

Der Gebrauch des Tränenapparates in verschiedenen Epochen

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About