Riyadh K Lafta, Sonja Merten, Ali Al-Mousawi, Jessica Yohana Ramirez Mendoza, Raghdaa Sadeq, Giovanfrancesco Ferrari, Jamal Khudhairi
{"title":"The 'Epidemic' of violence against junior doctors in Baghdad: reasons, impact and consequences.","authors":"Riyadh K Lafta, Sonja Merten, Ali Al-Mousawi, Jessica Yohana Ramirez Mendoza, Raghdaa Sadeq, Giovanfrancesco Ferrari, Jamal Khudhairi","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2463765","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2463765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Violence against heath care workers in Iraq has reached an 'epidemic' level. It affects health care providers, receivers of care and the health system as a whole. This study aims to explore the reasons and impact of violence against junior doctors in Baghdad city. A sample of 223 junior doctors from 12 General and Teaching hospitals in Baghdad/Iraq were included in this survey. A semi-structured questionnaire was adopted that enquires about demographic and work characteristics, and details of workplace violent attacks. The results showed that 82% of the participants were either exposed to or witnessed workplace violence. The highest prevalence was among young newly graduated house officers. The source was mostly the patients' companions/relatives, and mainly attributed to work overload and lack of medicines/supplies. A significant positive association was found between exposure to WPV and all domains of burnout score. High emotional exhaustion was found in 79.1% of those exposed to WPV in comparison to 35.1% of those not exposed (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In addition, 39.1% of the participants met the criteria for potential risk of PTSD, while 11.2% showed the symptoms of a full PTSD diagnosis. Urgent practical interventions need to be undertaken by all those with influence and responsibility to control and reduce this behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"169-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Workplace violence against physicians in Türkiye: the manager-physician perspective.","authors":"Mehmet Ali Icbay","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2460361","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2460361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Workplace violence against physicians is a significant issue within the Turkish healthcare system, demanding comprehensive insights to inform targeted interventions. This phenomenological study explores the experiences of four manager-physicians, selected through purposive sampling based on specific criteria, such as a minimum of 25 years of experience and current managerial roles, through two rounds of in-depth, semi-structured interviews. The findings are categorized into manifestations of violence, underlying factors, and proposed preventive strategies. The results indicate that workplace violence often manifests as verbal abuse and physical aggression, primarily influenced by hospital overcrowding, patient entitlement, and insufficient communication training for physicians. The four participants noted that preventive measures could include strict legal consequences for perpetrators, stronger physician unions, and comprehensive communication training. Despite the limitations, such as the small sample size in a closed community in a relatively small town, this study contributes to theoretical understandings of workplace violence by linking these findings to the broader context of conflict in healthcare. The actionable recommendations highlight specific strategies that healthcare institutions and policymakers can implement to create a safer, more supportive environment for healthcare providers and patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"141-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring psychosocial problems and coping mechanisms of internally displaced women and children: a case study approach.","authors":"Wohabie Birhan Bitew, Shimelis Anley Tizazu","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2497425","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2497425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women and children are among the most vulnerable groups to be affected by internal displacement during conflict. The purpose of this research was to explore in detail the psychosocial problems and coping mechanisms of internally displaced women and children in West Gojjam, Ethiopia. Qualitative study with case study design was employed to investigate the problem in 2020. Women (<i>n</i> = 3) and children (<i>n</i> = 7) were selected for the study using purposive sampling strategy. Data were collected by using in-depth interview and observation. Data were transcribed, coded and categories of subthemes and themes were identified. The major psychosocial problems identified were loss of social respect, inferiority, social isolation, name-calling and abuse. Staying united, optimism and praying were the coping mechanisms. Findings have implications for future research and intervention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"191-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144060590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who's afraid of the evidence? Updating the health impact assessment of nuclear weapons.","authors":"Marion Birch","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2515784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2025.2515784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":"41 2","pages":"89-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144499125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Srinidhi Polkampally, Bhav Jain, Tazbir Ahmed, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Eran Bendavid
{"title":"The health impacts of political unrest in Bangladesh and steps forward.","authors":"Srinidhi Polkampally, Bhav Jain, Tazbir Ahmed, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Eran Bendavid","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2471733","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2471733","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"119-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The disparities in funding of wars versus elimination of malaria.","authors":"Rini Chaturvedi, Manju Rahi, Amit Sharma","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2471697","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2471697","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"108-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric Vermetten, Kyle Weiman, Laura-Lee Innes, Jonathan Jin, Suzette Brémault-Phillips
{"title":"Moral courage, injury, and leadership in military contexts: lessons from a thematic analysis of conversations among international experts and students.","authors":"Eric Vermetten, Kyle Weiman, Laura-Lee Innes, Jonathan Jin, Suzette Brémault-Phillips","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2463041","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2463041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recent global events have underscored the importance of moral leadership and courage. A series of moderated conversations about moral leadership and dilemmas during times of conflict and crisis were facilitated in 2021 with Lieutenant-General (ret'd) The Honourable Romeo Dallaire, military and global affairs experts and international scholars from North America, Europe, Australia and the global south, together with students from the Netherlands and Canada.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore topics of moral leadership, courage and dilemmas during adversity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 94 participants engaged in a series of online conversations (<i>n</i> = 8) and focus groups (<i>n</i> = 3). Sessions were recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thematic analysis revealed three critical themes: (1) enhancing awareness of moral leadership, (2) moving towards a new vision of moral leadership, and (3) developing training in moral leadership.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results highlight key insights that may guide current and future leaders. In response to societal diversity and global complexities, traditional leadership and organizational practices may need to be reconsidered. In addition to essential leadership skills, emerging leaders need to be supported to be competent, engaged moral leaders. They may also benefit from positive role-modelling and moral leadership training during basic through advanced leadership and pre-deployment training.</p>","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"208-245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The humanitarian crisis in Sudan: the devastating effects of decreased aid.","authors":"Lina Hemmeda","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2491970","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2491970","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"94-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bilal Irfan, Alyssa Clarisse, James Smith, Mohammed Tahir, Elias Nasser, Muaaz Wajahath, Basel Tarab, Izzeddin Lulu, Nour Alshaer, Mosab Nasser, Khaled J Saleh
{"title":"Paediatric medical evacuations from Gaza have been obstructed and are increasingly difficult.","authors":"Bilal Irfan, Alyssa Clarisse, James Smith, Mohammed Tahir, Elias Nasser, Muaaz Wajahath, Basel Tarab, Izzeddin Lulu, Nour Alshaer, Mosab Nasser, Khaled J Saleh","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2491044","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2491044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"99-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Naveed Noor, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Irene Torres
{"title":"Academic voices on the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza.","authors":"Muhammad Naveed Noor, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Irene Torres","doi":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2473802","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13623699.2025.2473802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Academic publications on human rights violations in Gaza surged after Israel's large-scale destruction following Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack. We analysed the uncoordinated cooperative efforts documented in these works by reviewing publications addressing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza between October 2023 and April 2024. We present a unified academic voice advocating for recognizing and restoring human rights for the people of Gaza. In the publications, we identified three key themes: 'expression', 'emotionality' and 'expectations'. Many academics openly express how they see Israel's actions in Gaza. In line with the International Court of Justice and the UN Special Rapporteur, they believe Gaza is facing 'apartheid', 'ethnic cleansing', or 'genocide' by Israel. This understanding further takes an emotional toll on academics, as most of them feel it 'painful' to process information and write about hunger, death, destruction and isolation in Gaza. Academics express disappointment in Western political powers that enable Israel's continuing human rights violations in Gaza. At the same time, they demand that political powers take immediate measures to ensure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and its rebuilding, as some view the UN as a 'soft' body as it is unable to enforce the ceasefire.</p>","PeriodicalId":53657,"journal":{"name":"Medicine, Conflict and Survival","volume":" ","pages":"124-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}