title: The seductive patient.
abstract: Seductive behavior may be characteristic of certain individuals. However, when sexual provocativeness is not the usual behavior of a patient, it often represents a response to some underlying distress and an attempt to communicate the distress. The desire for a safe, warm relationship is probably the most common motivation for patients to act seductively toward their physicians.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological