S. Kay Toombs

2.2k citations
17 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 11
Topics
Mental Health and Psychiatry (9 papers)Empathy and Medical Education (7 papers)Ethics in medical practice (4 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

S. Kay Toombs

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Account of the...19922026200320141992100200300400

Peers

S. Kay Toombs
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  • Philosophy 425
  • Psychiatry and Mental health 415
  • General Health Professions 399
  • Clinical Psychology 215
  • Sociology and Political Science 187
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All Works

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Disability : the social, political, and ethical debate
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3 8
4 13
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The role of empathy in clinical practice
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Sufficient unto the day: A life with multiple sclerosis.
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About S. Kay Toombs

S. Kay Toombs is a scholar working on Philosophy, Psychiatry and Mental health and Music, having authored 17 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mental Health and Psychiatry (9 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (7 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (425 citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (415 citations) and General Health Professions (399 citations). S. Kay Toombs has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Robert Baird, Paul A. Komesaroff, Margaret A. Farley, Lennard J. Davis, Lisa Sowle Cahill and Arthur W. Frank. Their work appears in journals such as The Hastings Center Report, Journal of Music Therapy and Journal of Palliative Care.

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