The "difficult pain patient” is often a two-way street, and the provider can be just as much at fault. Understanding the reasons behind the behavior can often defuse the situation before it escalates into a crisis. However, there are times when the line must be drawn with continuing unacceptable or threatening behavior. Even when this occurs, rationale approaches are effective in terminating the situation calmly.
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Wallace, M. S., & Wasan, A. (2017). The difficult pain patient. In Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicine (pp. 49–55). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_10
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