Patient abuse
Patient abuse or neglect is any action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient. Elder abuse is classified as patient abuse of those older that 60 and forms a large proportion of patient abuse. Patient abuse and neglect may occur in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and during home-based care. Health professionals who abuse patient may be deemed unfit to practice and have their medical license removed as well as facing criminal charges as well as civil cases. Abuse of amongst the general adult population as not been  well-addressed in literature. Sexual abuse. The rate of sexual abuse in the United States is 9.5 per 10,000 physicians per 10 years.Female and younger patients are more likely to experience sexual abuse and male doctors older who perform examinations in non-academic settings are more likely to perpetrate sexual abuse. Further reading. Books Academic articles