<span itemprop="author">Eliza Humphreys, MD

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A pediatrician’s view on critical self-talk among patients and doctors

A young teen patient, eyes averted, clutching a cell phone, sits in my office. It’s a scheduled annual exam, and the patient reports some ailments—fatigue, anxiety, and poor sleep. Across the room, the parent sits in apparent composure, but as my…