title: Misbehaving physicians and professional ethics.
abstract: Consider a true story about physician misbehavior and see how it was handled. Sometimes a gentle touch works well in situations of unexpected and unintended behavioral problems.
authors.affiliation: Drury University, Springfield, MO, USA. tmaret@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000378:Agonistic Behavior; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000379:methods*; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D008486:Physician Executives; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States