But I have never read an article in the primary care literature advising physicians on how to screen their male patients for violent behavior. Although extreme violence tends to be viewed as a criminal or psychiatric problem, the international pervasiveness of domestic violence suggests that it is normative of male behavior. I would like to see medical research approach violence as an aspect of male health. There should be screening questionnaires and mnemonics to help clinicians determine risk factors for violent behavior in men, just as there are for heart disease or prostate cancer. Perhaps a future article in Hippocrates could address this issue.
Patients deserve no less.
I found that I was wrong to assume that these practitioners shared my commitment to providing patients with safe and effective care. All savored their status as underdogs. Most preferred to practice their profitable polypharmacy without the benefit of information on patient outcomes. I practice on the basis of philosophy, not fact. Tell us what you think.