GOOD DOCTOR. PART 7. THE TOUGHEST PATIENT
The article is dedicated to the problem of managing a sick doctor, a toughest patient. The severely ill patient's psychologic state phases are characterized. The psychologic aspects a health care provider percepts his/her illness or his/her children's pathologies are described. Attention is focused on a doctor's behavior features while examining and treating a colleague. Examples of wrong diagnosis and treatment for well-known doctors' illnesses and recommendations for managing a patient-doctor tactics are presented.