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Southern medical journal · Apr 1985
Case ReportsPatient-physician communication and interaction: a unifying approach to the difficult patient.
- J S Powers.
- South. Med. J. 1985 Apr 1;78(4):445-7.
AbstractMany difficult patients encountered by the primary care physician may be understood in terms of severe unmet dependency needs. These patients often evoke negative feelings on the part of physicians. A mutual participation approach to the patient-physician relationship is a means of providing effective care for these patients, at the same time preventing frustration and burnout in the physician by preserving his energies.
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