Preventing Clinician Suicide
Although the practice of medicine can be immensely rewarding, it also can be extraordinarily stressful. Here's how we can help prevent clinician suicide.
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Although the practice of medicine can be immensely rewarding, it also can be extraordinarily stressful. Here's how we can help prevent clinician suicide.
/PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of September as National Suicide Prevention Month, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the leading suicide...
Medscape recently sat down with three experts on the subject of physician suicide to discuss the latest in risk reduction initiatives and how they can help.
Alaska experiences some of the highest rates of suicide in the nation. According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the rates are 47.6 percent higher for Indigenous people compared with non-Indigenous people in 2019. And while many unknowns and factors complicate suicide prevention and awareness, support and new educational materials are increasingly available.
Research reveals that suicide prevention efforts that focus on getting people into mental health treatment increase the risk of suicide.