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Effects of biological explanations for mental disorders on clinicians? empathy #MMPMID25453068
Lebowitz MS; Ahn Wk
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014[Dec]; 111 (50): 17786-90 PMID25453068show ga
Mental disorders are increasingly understood biologically. We tested the effects of biological explanations among mental health clinicians, specifically examining their empathy toward patients. Conventional wisdom suggests that biological explanations reduce perceived blameworthiness against those with mental disorders, which could increase empathy. Yet, conceptualizing mental disorders biologically can cast patients as physiologically different from ?normal? people and as governed by genetic or neurochemical abnormalities instead of their own human agency, which can engender negative social attitudes and dehumanization. This suggests that biological explanations might actually decrease empathy. Indeed, we find that biological explanations significantly reduce clinicians? empathy. This is alarming because clinicians? empathy is important for the therapeutic alliance between mental health providers and patients and significantly predicts positive clinical outcomes.