" I feel that the doctor- patient relationship boils down to getting and giving attention. Failure of a patient to get the attention of the doctor is a major and sometimes tragically underestimated phenomenon that figures in his or her recovery. Is not it attention-grabbing that makes infants cry, children whine, wives fume, husbands pout, bosses fret, employees complain, and teachers nag? Attention does much to determine our sense of self-worth. We value it more than we like to admit. Attention is such a precious commodity that people attempt suicide for it. People have killed because they are attention- denied for too long."