Abstract
The “difficult pain patient” is often a two-way street, and the provider can be just as much at fault. Understanding the reasons behind the behavior can often defuse the situation before it escalates into a crisis. However, there are times when the line must be drawn with continuing unacceptable or threatening behavior. Even when this occurs, rationale approaches are effective in terminating the situation calmly.
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Wallace, M.S., Wasan, A. (2018). The Difficult Pain Patient. In: Anitescu, M., Benzon, H., Wallace, M. (eds) Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_10
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