The patient told police that Muscoreil "became angry and raised his voice at her" after she expressed concerns about the ...

In nonpsychiatric settings, primary care physicians consider 17% of their patients as “difficult,” particularly those who ...

Patient characteristics associated with increased difficulty included personality disorders (relative risk [RR] 2.2, 95% CI 1 ...

A doctor was arrested inside a hospital after a confrontation with a patient he had done surgery on that morning, report says ...

Close-up of an angry patient pointing his finger at a doctor Physicians can take steps to reduce their risk of being sued by having a low threshold for discharging angry patients from their practice ...

Prevalence of difficult encounters among clinic patients was 0.17; characteristics that increased difficulty included depression, chronic pain.

When one woman admired a nurse’s strong arms during a routine appointment, the reaction wasn’t at all what she expected.

Even if you have a five-star customer service practice, you'll still have patients who are deemed difficult. The difficult patient often upsets the staff, sends negative reverberations throughout the ...

Last week, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York with my kids. As I stared at one particular giant dinosaur, I thought to myself, "Hey, that's me!" Indeed, the magnificent ...

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 ...