title: Violence towards doctors: prevalence and effects.
abstract: Violence against doctors has already been identified as a matter of particular concern. Both the severity and the psychological sequelae of violence are difficult to quantify. This study was aimed at measuring the rates and severity, and determining the effects, of violence in doctors working in a general hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zahid
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: al-Sahlawi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shahid
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: al-Ajmi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Awadh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*