People Who Think They are Sick are Really Difficult! |
At least according to Dr. William D. Clark, president of the American Academy on Physician and Patient. But he’s still on the patient’s side.
“What makes for a problem patient? Sometimes a characteristic resonates with a doctor's background, like a timbre of voice that replicates the pitch of the doctor's mother's incessant faultfinding.”
But doctor’s need to learn how to deal with “entitled demanders” and “dependent clingers” and, oh my god, SMOKERS and DRINKERS!
Practical Advice for Doctors on How to Respond When It's the Patient Who's the Problem – NYTimes.com (free registration required)
