'Overlapping' Job Stressors May Flag Risk for Physician Suicide
A new study characterizes six job-related stressors that often occur prior to physician suicide, providing "meaningful" pathways to suicide prevention, researchers say.
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A new study characterizes six job-related stressors that often occur prior to physician suicide, providing "meaningful" pathways to suicide prevention, researchers say.
Physicians continue to have high rates of suicide, despite recent efforts to bring attention to this crisis. What are the main drivers? And what can be done to intervene before tragedy strikes?
There's no doubt work life is stressful for physicians, but experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference say there are high- and low-tech solutions.
Historic legislation aims to improve physician mental health by removing barriers to treatment and funding suicide prevention campaigns.
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