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The arrogant physician--a Judaic perspectiveAllan S Berger
Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
J Relig Health 41:127-9. 2002..The author presents a concise historical review of the Judaic perspective on the role of the physician, his position in the community, and the attitudes/values that should characterize his healing pursuit...
The evil eye-an ancient superstitionAllan S Berger
Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1302 Midwood Place, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
J Relig Health 51:1098-103. 2012..Some of the methods used to thwart the negative effects of the Evil Eye are enumerated. Relevant psychodynamics and common expressions of the Evil Eye superstition are elucidated upon...
Arrogance among physiciansAllan S Berger
Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
Acad Med 77:145-7. 2002..The author concludes by reminding his fellow physicians that "we should not exaggerate our own importance. we are but an instrument of healing and not its source."..
