title: Crocks: expensive crockery.
abstract: The technology of medicine is rapidly advancing, often to the neglect of the old clinical doctor-patient relationship. The present tendency to emphasize diagnostic tests and pharmacology is a particularly poor substitute in these patients. Acknowledging that the number of patients called crocks may be small, the author offers an approach to minimizing both human and financial costs.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Keegan
references.citation: Br J Psychiatry. 1965 Jul;111:607-15
references.pmid: 14344924