Four in five Indian doctors feel stressed out, of which every second doctor attributes this stress to fear of violence, says Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) survey data released on Saturday on the occasion of National Doctor’s Day. “The figures are startling as 82.7% of the doctors surveyed felt stressed in their profession, while fear of violence was the main stressor for as many as 46.3% doctors, and 57.7% have thought of hiring security in their premises,” says National President, IMA. Fear of violence is followed by fear of being sued in 24.2% and fear of criminal prosecution in 13.7% of the doctors.
There has been a growing anger among doctors across the country, for which they have been protesting in different ways in their hospitals, against relatives of patients manhandling them. Most doctors— 56%, did not get a comfortable 7-hour sleep most days of the week. Conducted online…
