One in six patients are deemed to be dissatisfied and demanding. But to prevent difficult medical problems from being redefined as difficult patients, doctors need help ...

Physicians viewed 17% of patient encounters as difficult, according to a meta-analysis. Patient characteristics associated with perceived difficulty included personality disorders, depression, anxiety ...

The difficult patient often upsets the staff, sends negative reverberations throughout the practice, causes stress and frustration, and can even cause a loss of revenue based on their behaviors and ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. My patient’s wife glared at me from across his bed, where she stood ...

Pharmacists in England say they are facing "major issues" with large numbers of patients booking appointments for Covid jabs only to find they are no longer eligible. The criteria has been tightened ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her ...

Forty years ago, I had my most angry professional moment. It happened at a weekly meeting that included all our faculty, staff, and trainees—about 200 people. A young and arrogant, not very bright, ...

What Do People Affected by Cancer Think About Electronic Health Information Exchange? Results From the 2010 LIVESTRONG Electronic Health Information Exchange Survey and the 2008 Health Information ...

We've been focusing on addressing anger and rage for the past several weeks. Before we move on to other topics, let's think about how to set effective treatment targets. I thought I'd end the ...