Pathé Michele T, Mullen Paul E, Purcell Rosemary
Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Fairfield.
Med J Aust. 2002 Apr 1;176(7):335-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04435.x.
The prevalence of stalking is increasing and healthcare professionals are overrepresented among stalking victims. The most common motivations for stalking are patients' developing a romantic attachment, due to delusional beliefs (as in erotomania) or misplaced expectations (often by socially inept patients), and patients' developing a resentment for some supposed injury. Strategies to prevent victimisation and minimise the impact of stalking include: taking care to preserve privacy and security, making clear to patients that the relationship will always be professional and what the boundaries are, informing colleagues and other relevant parties, transferring the patient's care to another doctor, and considering legal action.
跟踪行为的发生率正在上升，医疗保健专业人员在跟踪行为受害者中所占比例过高。跟踪行为最常见的动机是患者产生浪漫情感，这是由于妄想信念（如色情狂）或期望错位（通常是社交能力欠缺的患者），以及患者对某种假定的伤害产生怨恨。预防受害并将跟踪行为的影响降至最低的策略包括：注意保护隐私和安全，向患者明确表明关系将始终是专业的以及界限所在，告知同事和其他相关方，将患者的护理转交给另一位医生，并考虑采取法律行动。
