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Medical Writings |6 September 2005

Adverse Events, Stress and Litigation: A Physician's Guide

Jack D. McCue, MD

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  • From Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Structured abstracts of information on newly published books, computer programs, selected Web sites, and other material are provided in this portion of Medical Writings. Not all items submitted by publishers are abstracted, but a listing of almost all material received can be found in the advertising pages of each issue. “Order phone” numbers can be used to place orders directly with publishers.
Charles SC, Frisch PR. 288 pages. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 2005. $39.95. ISBN 0195171489. Order at www.oup.com.
Field of medicine: Any clinical or administrative discipline that may encounter malpractice litigation.
Format: Hardcover book.
Audience: Clinicians who have been sued or are at risk for malpractice lawsuits. Voyeurs, administrators, and lawyers might be interested. Nervous physicians, as the title implies, are the book's main target.
Purpose: To be “a resource for all physicians visited by bad outcomes in patient care, events fraught with stress that is often sharpened to an almost unbearable degree for all parties by subsequent litigation.”
Content: The usual sequence from an adverse event to trial or settlement forms the backbone of the book. The book focuses on describing the emotional responses of physicians to the hostile, alien worlds of the malpractice attorney, litigation, and the tort system of law. The book describes the reactions of physicians to being sued for malpractice through often-engaging case histories and anecdotes. The special contribution, intended to be advice on how one can cope with self-doubt, rage, and depression, which can potentially ruin personal and professional lives, is...
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McCue JD. Adverse Events, Stress and Litigation: A Physician's Guide. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143:396. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-143-5-200509060-00023

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(5):396.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-5-200509060-00023

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