title: Coping with the stress of litigation.
abstract: Physicians' responses to the stress of facing a malpractice suit range from energetically adaptive to self-destructive. The course of these responses can be changed with effective intervention and support. Here is some advice including resources to which physicians can turn during such a crisis.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Samkoff
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Gable
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological