The “Hateful Patient” Revisited: A Transactional View of Difficult Physician-Patient Relationships

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL To frame a novel transactional model for attending to both patient and physician character styles and provide strategies for identifying and managing these interactions LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize that difficult patients often have lifelong struggles with their self-view that manifest in difficulty with interpersonal relationships, including the doctor-patient relationship 2. Define the complex doctor-patient interactions as well as how temperamental characteristics of both contribute to difficult interactions 3. Understand the particular characteristics of patient and physician archetypes and how they inform doctor-patient interactions TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. CREDIT INFORMATION CME Credit (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. DISCLOSURE DECLARATION It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations. Greg Sazima, MD, has no disclosures to report. Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, PhD, MPH, MSBE, DPS, FAPM (peer/content reviewer), has no disclosures to report. Applicable Psychiatric Times staff and CME Outfitters staff have no disclosures to report. UNLABELED USE DISCLOSURE