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- Did you come forward and report the harm of yourself or a loved one, only to be met with hostility and leave the room feeling like somehow you are to blame? You may have experienced a specific harassment behavior known as DARVO. The perpetrator denies the accusation attacks the victim or works to undermine or question their credibility as a witness, and then the perpetrator reverses the narrative to indicate they themselves are the victim of baseless accusations. This can lead to victims feeling unsafe in coming forward and allows the existing culture of protecting the perpetrator to persist.
MedPage Today: Who’s Really the Victim Here? It’s time to end DARVO behavior in the healthcare workplace
