Michael J. Vergare

TL;DR: It is concluded that a significant decline in empathy occurs during the third year of medical school, and it is ironic that the erosion of empathy occurs when the curriculum is shifting toward patient-care activities; this is when empathy is most essential.

TL;DR: Three meaningful factors emerged (perspective taking, compassionate care, and standing in the patient's shoes) to provide support for the construct validity of the empathy scale that was found to be internally consistent with relatively stable scores over time.

TL;DR: Higher levels of pretreatment impulsivity and aggression and sensation seeking seem to associated with poor treatment outcome for cocaine dependent patients receiving intensive outpatient treatment, and a combination of the three variables contributed significantly toward predicting retention and abstinence.

TL;DR: Although a large number of the street people who suffered from diagnosable mental illness improved with adequate treatment, the authors found it was extremely difficult to relocate many of the shelter residents.

TL;DR: Results confirmed that an association exists between empathy in the context of patient care and personality characteristics that are conducive to relationship building, and considered to be “positive personality attributes,” as opposed to personality traits that are considered as “negative personality attributes” that are detrimental to interpersonal relationships.