Medical residency: factors relating to "difficulty in helping" in the resident physician-patient relationship

Abstract

Understanding what leads residents to label patients as having depression and anxiety problems may be a productive approach towards reducing perceived difficulty. Residents from distant cities may be more likely to find their patients difficult.

Factors affecting the physician–patient relationship of older veterans with inadequate health literacy: an observational study

“…However, De Marco et al reported that the sensitivity of doctors in detecting patient-perceived depression was only 50%, and the specificity was 59%. 36 In other words, there are gaps between doctors' assessments of patients' depression status and actual depression as perceived by patients. Therefore, evaluating patients' depression in a clinical setting, and ensuring appropriate management, represent new challenges for healthcare providers.…”

Percepción de la psiquiatría en estudiantes de pregrado de una facultad de medicina*

“…No debe descartarse que el hecho de tener algún compromiso en la salud mental (enfermedad mental propia o en el plano familiar) puede estar relacionado con la especialidad (6). La mayoría de los médicos son conscientes del pobre entrenamiento en psiquiatría (7) y de la necesidad de programas de educación médica continuada para su vez, puede tener relación con la percepción entre los clínicos de que los pacientes con cuadros ansiosos o depresivos son casos difíciles (9,10).…”