@article{ref1,
title="Disruptive office behaviors in the medical setting: associations with other clinical phenomena",
journal="Innovations in clinical neuroscience",
year="2013",
author="Sansone, Randy A. and Sansone, Lori A.",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="35-39",
abstract="Aggression and violence in the medical setting appear to be on the increase. In support of this impression, a number of studies have documented surprising rates of such behavior toward trainees as well as physicians-in-practice. However, to date, these studies have focused on the experiences and reports of professionals, not patient offenders. In a series of investigations, we examined aggressive and disruptive office behaviors from the perspective of the perpetrators-the patients. Findings from these studies indicate that disruptive office behaviors by patients appear to be related to borderline personality symptomatology, alcohol/drug misuse, prescription medication abuse, and higher rates of past mental healthcare utilization. The results of these studies suggest a rudimentary psychological profile for the aggressive patient in the primary care setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2158-8333",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}