Psychologic effects of poor outcome and professional liability actions on physicians

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1032-1034

  Morrison, John C ^a,b   McAninch, Cecile B ^b   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b   Magann, Everett F ^b   Chauhan, Vidya B ^b   Brown, Jacob A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gynecologists; Obstetricians; Professional liability; Psychologic stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SHAME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54449090588     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817e03b9     Document Type: Article

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