"In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye- opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science - coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine - demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place." --|cAmazon.com

Preface: an explanatory note on the origins of this book - - Introduction -- Chapter 1: The compassion crisis -- Chapter 2: Does compassion matter? -- Chapter 3: The physiological health benefits of compassion -- Chapter 4: The psychological health benefits of compassion -- Chapter 5: Compassion motivates patient self-care -- Chapter 6: Compassion is vital for health care quality -- Chapter 7: Compassion drives revenue and cuts costs -- Chapter 8: The power of 40 seconds -- Chapter 9: Nature v. nurture: Can we learn compassion? -- Chapter 10: Compassion as an antidote to burnout -- Conclusion: Compassion matters .