Doctors face such choices often.At times,they see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake;in their eyes,such lies sharply form selfserving ones.Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition,and that informing them risks destroying their hope,so that they may recover more slowly,or deteriorate (恶化)faster,perhaps even commit suicide (自杀).
But other studies show that,contrary to the belief of many physicians;a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth,even about serious illness,and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled.We are also learning that truthful information,humanely conveyed (传达),helps patients cope
with illness:help them tolerate pain better,need less medicine,and even recover faster after surgery.
There is urgent need to debate this issue openly.Not only in medicine,but in other profession as well,practitioners may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences (后果)seem avoidable only through deception(欺骗).Yet the public has every reason to know professional deception,for such practices are peculiarly likely to become deeply rooted,to spread,and to trust.Neither in medicine,nor in law,government,or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old saying,“What you don't know can't hurt you.”
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