title: The long term workers' compensation patient.
abstract: Long term workers' compensation patients can be a source of stress for the treating doctor. They often make little progress in spite of large amounts of time, effort and support. The author explores the reasons for this and suggests ways to minimise doctor burnout in the face of it.
authors.affiliation: Country Medicine Research Department, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clearihan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014942:Workers' Compensation