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Author:   Mohammadreza Hojat
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Third Edition 2026
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9783031874123

ISBN 10:   3031874129
Pages:   596
Publication Date:   10 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Empathy in Human Relationships.- Chapter 1. Descriptions and Conceptualization.- Chapter 2. Human Connection in Health and Illness.- Chapter 3. An Evolutionary Perspective, Sociophysiology, and Heritability.- Chapter 4. Psychodynamics and Development.- Chapter 5. Measurement of Empathy in the General Population.- Part II.  Empathy in Health Professions Education and Patient Care.- Chapter 6. A Definition and Key Features of Clinical Empathy in Patient Care.- Chapter 7. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy: A Unique Instrument for Measuring Clinical Empathy.- Chapter 8. The Interpersonal Dynamics in Clinician-Patient Relationships.- Chapter 9. Clinical Empathy as Related to Personal Qualities, Career Choice, Acquisition of Knowledge, and Clinical Competence.- Chapter 10. Clinical Empathy and Gender: Are Men and Women Complementary or Opposite Sexes?.- Chapter 11. Clinical Empathy and Patient Outcomes.- Chapter 12. Erosion and Enhancement of Clinical Empathy .- Chapter 13. In Search of Neurological Underpinnings of Clinical Empathy.- Chapter 14. The Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy (POMEE): A Landmark Nationwide Study of Clinical Empathy in United States Medical Students .- Chapter 15. Parting Thoughts: A Systemic Paradigm of Clinical Empathy, Implications, and Future Research Directions.

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Dr. Mohammadreza Hojat is Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Director of the Jefferson Longitudinal Study at the Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a licensed psychologist, received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, and his extensive research has pursued evidence to improve medical education and deepen understanding of clinical empathy. Other areas of his research interest include inter-professional collaboration, physician lifelong learning, psychosocial factors in academic and professional performance, and personality development and measurement. Dr. Hojat has led the development of 10 psychometrically sound instruments for the assessment of medical education outcomes, patient satisfaction, and professional development. During 45 years of experience in educational and psychological research, he has published over 285 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 13 book chapters on educational, psychological, and social issues in general, and in medical education and patient care, in particular. He has served as a guest coeditor for thematic issues of the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality on loneliness (1987, Volume 2, No. 2, Part 2); Academic Medicine on assessment measures in medical school, residency, and practice (1993, Volume 68, No. 2, February Supplement); and section coeditor of the Evaluation & the Health Professions on medical education and changes in healthcare system (1999, Volume 22, No. 2, pp.149-220). Dr. Hojat is a coauthor of the following books: “Loneliness: Theory, Research, and Applications” (Sage, 1989), and “Assessment Measures in Medical School, Residency, and Practice: The Connections” (Springer, 1993), a monograph on “Personality Assessments and Outcomes in Medical Education and the Practice of Medicine” (AMEE Guide 79, 2014); and “Fifty Years of Findings from the Jefferson Longitudinal Study of Medical Education” (Springer International, 2022).

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