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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.1.108

Investigation of the effect of "problem patients" on medical school personnel showed the patients' conduct and values were at variance with normative medical and nursing expectations. Through statistical analysis the authors identified the principal characteristics of these patients that make for difficulties in treating them. The implications of these findings for teaching are discussed.

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