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 ...

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as "difficult," and these encounters are more likely to involve patients with ...

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

For patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who have exhausted other treatment options, a new combination therapy is showing results that offer hope for one of medicine's most ...

A study led by UMass Amherst found that emergency department physicians were more likely to become disengaged in patient care ...

In nonpsychiatric settings, primary care physicians consider 17% of their patients as “difficult,” particularly those who have anxiety or depression, according to research published Jan. 12 in Annals ...

Conflict isn’t rare in healthcare. Providers work in a high-stakes, emotionally charged environment where decisions affect patient outcomes, resources are often stretched thin, and communication can ...

Patients with difficult to manage or treatment-refractory axial spondyloarthritis may benefit from a tailored therapeutic approach.