Although issues such as these can (and usually do) happen daily to doctors across the range of specialties and subspecialties, one really has to wonder how much of their frustrations directed to patients and their idiosyncrasies are a symptom of a much larger problem within the realm of primary care.

In a more recent article in the same journal, published in February of this year, 449 internists and family practitioners surveyed said major difficulties arose when patients appeared to be dissatisfied with their care or when patients had unrealistic expectations. [..] But, beyond personality differences, many doctors run into patients with bad habits, which makes diagnosing and treating them seem maddening.

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