The Balint Society, founded in the UK in 1969, is a supportive and collaborative
medical
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organization
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of clinicians and teachers who emphasize the importance of the use of emotion and personal understanding in the doctor's work and the therapeutic potential of the
doctor-patient relationship. The society was created to continue the efforts of
Enid and
Michael Balint
Michael Balint ( ; 3 December 1896 – 31 December 1970) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who spent most of his adult life in England. He was a proponent of the object relations school.
Life
Balint was born Mihály Mór Bergsmann in Budapes ...
, who set up a school in the 1950s to educate other doctors about the patient-doctor relationship.
The society's international affiliates are registered with the International Balint Federation.
[Balint Society Affiliation](_blank)
, accessed July 2, 2006
Balint groups
A Balint group is a group of clinicians who meet regularly and present cases to each other to discuss.
"What is a Balint Group?"
, The American Balint Society The aim is a group process of exploration and for the medical participants to transform uncertainty and difficulty in the doctor-patient relationship into a greater understanding and meaning that nurtures a more therapeutic alliance between clinician and patient.
, accessed July 2, 2006
, accessed July 2, 2006
See also
* Compassion fatigue
* Burnout (psychology)
* Enid Balint
* Michael Balint
Michael Balint ( ; 3 December 1896 – 31 December 1970) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who spent most of his adult life in England. He was a proponent of the object relations school.
Life
Balint was born Mihály Mór Bergsmann in Budapes ...
References
External links
The Balint Society UK site American Balint SocietyBalint International
Medical and health organisations based in the United Kingdom
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