‘Bad News’ is defined as the information that has a huge emotional impact and can also alter one’s life and perspective 1 . It is one of the moments of anxiety in medical practice 2 . Breaking the bad news has always been the part and parcel of any clinicians' practice . Breaking of bad news is a difficult task for any clinician as it comes with dealing with their emotions and feelings as well as of the listener. Bad news will remain bad news no matter how it is presented to the patient’s families.
However, the severity of the condition can be reduced if it is presented in an empathic way with good communication skills. Besides the loss of the patient’s family, a physician looks at it as his failure. In such situations, communication plays a very vital role and is known to have the power of healing. Poor communication skills can impact on the physiological condition of the patients and…
