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Violence Against Doctors: Indian Perspectives

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Violence against doctors has become part of their profession worldwide. India is no exception; Indian healthcare system faces many challenges and WPV is one among them. It is stuck in multi-level causal nexus of WPV, leading to substandard performance by healthcare workers. COVID pandemic was no exclusion for WPV. Communication and conflict management skills should be injected into Indian doctors for avoiding WPV. Joint efforts by the doctors, media, society, and governance may albeit find a solution for this epidemic.

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Abbreviations

CCTV:

Closed Circuit Tele Vision

CME:

Continued Medical Education

GDP:

Gross Domestic Product

IMA:

Indian Medical Association

NMC / MCI:

National Medical Council / (prior) Medical Council of India

OSHA:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PTSD:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

USA:

United States of America

USD:

United States Dollar

VIP:

Very Important Person

WHO:

World Health Organization

WPV:

Work Place Violence

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Sunil Kumar, N., Kartik, M. (2023). Violence Against Doctors: Indian Perspectives. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V.R., Patel, V.B. (eds) Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98711-4_177-1

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