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

Prevalence of difficult encounters among clinic patients was 0.17; characteristics that increased difficulty included depression, chronic pain. (HealthDay News) — Providers perceive 17 percent of ...

Ever wondered why your routine check-up is less than satisfying? Hidden thinking errors quietly skew medical judgment, leading clinicians to label perfectly ordinary people as “difficult” and overlook ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clear communication is an essential component of patient-centered care delivery in the cancer setting. Previous ...