title: Difficult behaviour in drug-misusing and non-drug-misusing patients in general practice--a comparison.
abstract: Some GPs may be unwilling to take on the management of drug misusers because of the risk of difficult behaviour. However, this study found that in a practice running a drug misuse treatment programme there was a relatively small difference in the rates of difficult behaviour from drug misusers and general patients.
authors.affiliation: Jez.Thompson@gp-B86100.nhs.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data