1. I remember there being at least nine medications, although all their names escape me. The ones I do remember include Resperdal, Seroquel, Lamictal, Wellbutrin, Buspar, and Lexapro.

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4. American realist painter Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) is perhaps most famous for his depictions of medical practice, in particular the anatomy lecture. See The Gross Clinic (1875) and The Agnew Clinic (1889).

5. Here are just a few examples of the extensive literature on the role and decline of empathy in medicine: Lee TH. An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare: How to Deliver Compassionate, Connected Patient Care That Creates a Competitive Advantage. Columbus, OH: McGraw Hill; 2016; Halpern, J. From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2011;Google Scholar Spiro, HM, McCrea Curnen, MG, Peschel, E, St. James, D. Empathy and the Practice of Medicine: Beyond Pills and the Scalpel. New Haven: Yale University Press; 1996.Google Scholar

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