Physicians Survival Guide to Litigation Stress
is a resource for physicians and other healthcare professionals who have been sued and are experiencing medical malpractice stress.  It is an invaluable guide for not only the physician but also for those who live and work with them. 

Know what to expect if you or someone close to you is sued and what you can do to minimize the effects of physician litigation stress or what has also been called the malpractice stress syndrome (MSS).

Physicians Survival Guide to Litigation Stress provides both scientific and practical information needed to understand and respond to the pressures of medical malpractice litigation.

The book explains why medical malpractice stress causes physicians to react as they do, and suggests ways to manage and transcend the experience. It examines the personality patterns of physicians which help them deliver the best care for their patients, but also make them vulnerable to perceiving medical malpractice litigation as an assault on their integrity.

It examines the characteristic reactions physicians dealing with medical malpractice stress and the neurophysiology of their emotions and behaviors. It also explores ways in which physician litigation stress and these reaction patterns affect their families, colleagues, and practices.

Physicians Survival Guide to Litigation Stress
goes on to present the five phases of the litigation experience and strategies to lessen symptoms of the malpractice stress syndrome. Most importantly, it then presents proactive and practical steps healthcare professionals experiencing physician litigation stress can take to effectively the handle the crisis and get back to enjoying medicine and their lives.