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. 1999 Jan 23;318(7178):228–232. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7178.228

Table 4.

Number (percentage) of staff reporting each category of bullying

 Threat to professional status Threat to personal standing Isolation Overwork Destabilisation
Nurses (n=396) 76 (19) 88 (22) 107 (27) 74 (19) 132 (33)
Therapists (n=111) 20 (18) 23 (21) 24 (22) 22 (20) 28 (25)
Administrative staff (n=132) 16 (12) 20 (15) 24 (18) 29 (22) 34 (26)
Doctors (n=49)  7 (14)  9 (18) 10 (20) 10 (20)  9 (18)
Psychologists (n=11)  2 (18)  2 (18) 0 (0) 1 (9)  3 (27)
Other professionals (n=101) 12 (12) 16 (16) 22 (22) 5 (5) 21 (21)
Unqualified residential care staff (n=100) 26 (26) 27 (27) 36 (36) 12 (12) 36 (36)
Ancillary staff (n=200) 26 (13) 32 (16) 32 (16) 13 (7) 31 (16)