Editing Medical error (section)

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Inability to forgive oneself may create a cycle of distress and increased likelihood of a future error.<ref name="pmid16954486">{{cite journal |last1=West |first1=Colin P. |last2=Huschka |first2=Mashele M. |last3=Novotny |first3=Paul J. |last4=Sloan |first4=Jeff A. |last5=Kolars |first5=Joseph C. |last6=Habermann |first6=Thomas M. |last7=Shanafelt |first7=Tait D. |title=Association of Perceived Medical Errors With Resident Distress and Empathy |journal=JAMA |date=6 September 2006 |volume=296 |issue=9 |pages=1071–8 |doi=10.1001/jama.296.9.1071 |pmid=16954486 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

However, Wu et al. suggest "...those who coped by accepting responsibility were more likely to make constructive changes in practice, but [also] to experience more emotional distress."<ref name="pmid8279153">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu AW, Folkman S, McPhee SJ, Lo B |title=How house officers cope with their mistakes |journal=West. J. Med. |volume=159 |issue=5 |pages=565–9 |year=1993 |pmid=8279153 |pmc=1022346}}</ref> It may be helpful to consider the much larger number of patients who are not exposed to mistakes and are helped by medical care.<ref name="pmid16418416" />