I argue that a doctor who gets a patient to comply with treatment indirectly, by building a relationship with the patient, offers a more humane and compassionate way of help the patient only directly presenting himself as an authoritative figure to get the patient to comply. Another distinction I understand in viewing the doctor-patient relationship as a friendship rather than the doctor being strictly an authoritative figure is that in an ideal friendship there is an active role in which both parties are listening concerns of the other. A doctor who listens to his patient is more likely to understand small but important points to help heal the patient than a doctor who is more authoritative (who wants to do most of the care).