Crocks: expensive crockery.
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.
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Br J Psychiatry. 1965 Jul;111:607-15
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