Foreword: Abraham Verghese

I. Emotion's Functions

1. Emotions in 21st Century Humanistic Medicine
Rachel Schwartz, Judith A. Hall, Lars G. Osterberg

2. The Functions of Emotion: Evolutionary and Social Perspectives
Michelle N. Shiota, Erika B. Pages, Paula H. Bednarek

3. Emotion and Illness
Anne-Josee Guimond, Laura D. Kubzansky, Lewina O. Lee

4. Emotion Dialogue in the Medical Encounter: When and How Often Does It Happen
Mollie A. Ruben, Morgan D. Stosic, Debra L. Roter

II. Clinical Emotional Intelligence

5. Perception of Emotion in the Medical Visit
Morgan D. Stosic, Mollie A. Ruben, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan

6. Emotion Cues as Clinical Opportunities
Lidia del Piccolo, Arnstein Finset

7. Emotion Regulation in Patients, Providers, and the Clinical Relationship
Brett Marroquin, Vera Vine

8. Managing Emotion in Medical Encounters with Children
Benjamin A. Krauss, Piet L. Leroy, Baruch S. Krauss

9. Interacting Effectively with Individuals with Reduced Facial Expressivity
Amanda R. Hemmesch, Sarah D. Gunnery, Linda Tickle-Degnen

10. A Trauma-informed Approach to Emotion Communication in the Clinical Encounter
Ben Kaplan, Greeshma Somashekar, Missy Brown, Bria Adimora Godley, Asif Khan, Enioluwafe Ojo, Amy Weil

11. Emotion and Gender
Valerie Carrard, Anely Bekbergenova, Marianne Schmid Mast

12. Culture and Emotions in the Medical Encounter
Karolien Aelbrecht, Mary Catherine Beach

13. Emotion and Decision Making in the Clinical Encounter
Amber E. Barnato

III. Emotions in the Culture of Medicine

14. Teaching about Emotions in Healthcare
Caitlin Holt Siropaides, Martha Howell, Calvin Chou

15. Changing Medical Education to Support Emotional Wellness
Stuart Slavin

16. Striving and Thriving: Challenges and Opportunities for Clinician Emotional Wellness
Julie W. Childers, Robert M. Arnold, Elise C. Carey