Background Medical-related professions are at high suicide risk. However, data are
contradictory and comparisons were not made between gender, occupation and specialties …

Introduction The risk of suicide is related to professional activity. Preliminary data suggest
that being in the medical profession increases the risk of suicide in women. The objective of …

OBJECTIVE: Physician suicide is an important public health problem as the rate of suicide is
higher among physicians than the general population. Unfortunately, few studies have …

Background: Despite an increased risk of suicide among physicians we lack studies on
prevalence and predictors of suicidal ideation among medical students and young doctors …

Introduction Physicians have high rates of suicide and depression. Most state medical
boards require disclosure of mental health problems on physician licensing applications …

Objective This study explored nurse suicide in the United States. Methods Characteristics
were compared between occupations using 2014 National Violent Death Reporting System …

Background High levels of stress and deteriorating mental health among medical students
are commonly reported. In Bergen, Norway, we explored the impact of personality traits …

BACKGROUND: Suicide risk may be elevated in 'medical'occupational groups, although
results of studies are inconsistent. National data are required to examine this issue. It is also …

We assessed changes in the mental health of UK hospital consultants from five specialties,
on the basis of surveys done in 1994 (880 participants) and 2002 (1308 participants). The …

Background. Suicide rates are higher in certain educational groups. The highest rates are
generally found in the medical and allied professions, but the empirical evidence for high …