Is there an elephant in the room? Boundary violations in the doctor-patient relationship in India.
Indian J Med Ethics
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2010 Apr-June; 7(2): 76-81
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-144721
ABSTRACT
An anonymous postal survey on the awareness of the occurrence of nonsexual and sexual boundary violations (NSBV and SBV) in the doctor-patient relationship in India was conducted with psychiatrists and psychologists working in the state of Karnataka in India (n=51). Though this was not designed to be a prevalence study on violations, the results suggest that both NSBV and SBV do occur and, more importantly, respondents felt that this is an area which needs urgent attention in India. There was disagreement on whether some behaviours in certain situations could be construed as NSBV in the Indian culture. Though several respondents agreed that there was a need to develop guidelines on this issue in India, there was a perception that the problem was not in the availability of guidelines but in their implementation. The ethical implications of the study are discussed.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Psychology
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Social Behavior
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Sexual Harassment
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Health Care Surveys
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India
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Ethics
Journal subject:
Ethics
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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