Physician and patient perception: What doctors think about patients

Patients are not the only people who develop perceptions about other patients. Physicians do too. Patients and physicians both have negative perceptions about patients who provide incorrect medical information in their discussions with doctors. Here is an explanation from Jessecae K. Marsh, PhD, co-author of the study, “Perceived Penalties for Sharing Patient Believes with Health Care Providers.” Additional authors are Onur Asan, PhD, and Samantha Kleinberg, PhD, both of the Stevens Institute of Technology.