"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns. Don Corleone, in The Godfather. " - Mario Puzo. A number of studies have shown that being sued is one of the most stressful experiences a doctor can undergo. Since most doctors think of themselves as being caring and competent, being sued can be a blow to their ego and self-esteem.
It is not an experience that most doctors are prepared for, not are they taught how to cope with it. However, being sued is one of the professional hazards of practising medicine in today's day and age, and it is going to become an experience doctors are going to have to increasingly face. There are many reasons for this. Patients are getting increasingly disenchanted with the medical profession as a whole, and society now perceives most doctors as being mercenary and uncaring. Patients often have unrealistic expectations and they…
