[The difficult neurotic patient from the psychiatrist's viewpoint].

Neurotic applicants for an infirmity-pension belong to the group of problem patients for attending general practitioners and specialists alike. The doctor-patient relationship is often disturbed. The source of the article emanates from problematic relationships. It is described how the psychiatrist deals with the difficulties in the expertise situation, where he attempts to gain insight into the personality structure. Furthermore, psychodynamics of a frequent personality structure of neurotic invalids are described. Finally, reference to literature is introduced and discussed.