Posts Tagged ‘Scarlet Letter’

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Doctor

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

In The Scarlet Letter (1850), Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the physician Roger Chillingworth as he evaluates his patient, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. His approach is a model for health care professionals who seek to help patients understand and cope with hidden stresses.

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