RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD American Academy of Family Physicians SP 549 OP 551 DO 10.1370/afm.1298 VO 9 IS 6 A1 Shorer, Yuval A1 Biderman, Aya A1 Levy, Ayelet A1 Rabin, Stanley A1 Karni, Aharon A1 Maoz, Benyamin A1 Matalon, Andre YR 2011 UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/9/6/549.abstract AB 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.