Provides both scientific and practical information needed to understand and respond to the pressures of a medical malpractice crisis. Explains why sued physicians 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 a legal assault as an attack on their integrity. Examines the characteristic reactions physicians experience to litigation and the neurophysiology of their emotions and behaviors. It also explores ways in which these reaction patterns affect their families, colleagues, and practices. Presents the five phases of the litigation experience. Most importantly, it presents proactive and practical steps physicians can take to effectively handle the crisis and get back to enjoying medicine and their lives.