Introduction: The process of dehumanization in medicine is a cause of concern for everyone. The subject has been discussed from a psychological perspective by Haque and Waytz,[1] covering primarily the dehumanization related to doctor–patient relationship. However, the process of dehumanization extends beyond this and affects the whole health-care system. Dehumanization affects the physician himself who has become more of a doctor-machine.
The constant expansion of medical information and the compulsion to remain in touch with evidence-based updates, takes the physician away from the patient. The analytic and objective outlook that is required separates the physician from his/her own source of inner joy. To address these concerns, the roots of health and disease as well as the process of dehumanization need to be understood from a deeper mind–body–spirit perspective. Dimensions of…
