title: [Dealing with violence in primary care].
abstract: This case report discusses how the family doctor and the clinic staff deal with a violent mistrusting patient. Are doctors obliged to treat violent patients? What are the limits of such treatment relationship? What might be their implications? The debate relates to ethical guidelines and initial reports about termination of treatment relations initiated by family doctors in southern Israel.
authors.forename: Iris Shoshani
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Helvitz
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data