Personal Narrative
Mar 2009
Chris Brooks, MD
Caregivers often think that so-called “frequent-flyer” patients are at fault for their poor medical outcomes. In many such cases, though, unaddressed psychosocial issues are the root of the patients’ repeat visits to the emergency department.
Virtual Mentor. 2009; 11(3):257-261. doi:
10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.mnar1-0903