As rewarding as being a healthcare provider is, there are also stressful moments, sometimes brought on by the need to deal with difficult patients. In fact, physicians say up to 15 percent of patient ...

When it comes to dealing with difficult patients, most dentists are reactive when they should be proactive. However, when you take the time to prepare for difficult patients, you’ll increase your ...

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 ...

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

One in six patients is deemed to be dissatisfied and demanding. But to prevent difficult medical problems from being redefined as difficult patients, doctors need help I once cared for a patient for ...

"Patients do not want to be shielded from difficult treatment decisions," says Associate Professor Jannicke Rabben at Norway's University of Agder (UiA). "Even patients who say that the doctor knows ...