NY Times article entitled "Medical Student Distress and the Risk of Doctor Suicide." The article discusses how physicians have a much higher rate of suicide than the general population -- "40 percent higher for male doctors and a staggering 130 percent higher for female doctors." The article discusses why this might be, what do you think are some of the triggers? What could the medical community do to prevent these kinds of tragedies?
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Doctors and Suicide
NY Times article entitled "Medical Student Distress and the Risk of Doctor Suicide." The article discusses how physicians have a much higher rate of suicide than the general population -- "40 percent higher for male doctors and a staggering 130 percent higher for female doctors." The article discusses why this might be, what do you think are some of the triggers? What could the medical community do to prevent these kinds of tragedies?
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