Unfortunately colleague abuse is not confined to the nursing profession. Here is a site devoted to colleague abuse among mental health professionals. There are links to "hot cases" - unfolding horror stories which allow the possibility of intervention in some way, and to "cold cases" - where the abuse stands merely as a cautionary tale and a reminder of the need for the professions to push for legislative changes which minimizes its existence. Bear in mind that the application of legislation can be abusive on its own. See Hot Case Number One on this site. http://psybird.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/unethical-ethics/