title: 'Not him again!' Thoughts on coping with irritating elderly patients.
abstract: Elderly patients are sometimes stereotyped as "crocks" and "gomers"--crotchety chronic complainers beyond help and hope. Difficult as it may be, there is a professional way to respond to patients meeting the description.
authors: Family Practice Residency, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
authors: H E
authors: HE
authors: Slocum
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations