TY - JOUR T1 - Family Physicians Leaving Their Clinic—The Balint Group as an Opportunity to Say Good-bye JF - The Annals of Family Medicine JO - Ann Fam Med SP - 549 LP - 551 DO - 10.1370/afm.1298 VL - 9 IS - 6 AU - Yuval Shorer AU - Aya Biderman AU - Ayelet Levy AU - Stanley Rabin AU - Aharon Karni AU - Benyamin Maoz AU - Andre Matalon Y1 - 2011/11/01 UR - http://www.annfammed.org/content/9/6/549.abstract N2 - The cornerstone of family medicine is the belief in both the continuity and availability of care. These beliefs are challenged when a doctor leaves his or her clinic because of personal reasons. In the example described in this article, the involvement of colleagues in a Balint group led a doctor to a flash insight into her conflicting feelings related to leaving her clinic. The group process helped her to prepare and deal with her own feelings and needs, as well as those of her patients and staff. Balint groups are a secure place to explore and gain insight into the emotional aspects of attachment and separation of physicians from their patients. ER -