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Published on in Vol 17 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/71610, first published .
Therapist taking notes during a counseling session with a patient.

Patient and Practitioner Perspectives on the Definition and Measurement of Therapeutic Empathy: Qualitative Study

Patient and Practitioner Perspectives on the Definition and Measurement of Therapeutic Empathy: Qualitative Study

Authors of this article:

Amber Bennett-Weston1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeremy Howick1 Author Orcid Image

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