According to a study in The Indian J Psychiatry. org, The Indian Medical Association suggests that up to 75% of doctors have faced some kind of violence at work. Over the next few minutes, I'd like to present a collection of stories and some facts, from government hospitals and small private hospitals across Tamil Nadu. I'm the bureau chief for Chennai at the Quint. I tell multimedia stories, podcasts being one form of storytelling. You'll hear my voice, and that of another senior doctor, who'll tell you about the sudden lack of doctor-patient trust, the possible reasons for the violence, and the way forward. 

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