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A difficult patient-clinician relationship, occurring in approximately _____ of adult patient encounters arises when physicians encounter patients with complex, often chronic medical issues (such as chronic pain, and/or mental illness) that are influenced or exacerbated by social factors (such as poverty, abusive relationships, addiction).