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Area of Science:

  • Medical Science
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Physician suicide is a critical issue with significant public health implications.
  • While general population risk factors apply, unique stressors affect doctors.
  • The National Health Service Practitioner Health Programme offers confidential support to doctors with mental illness or addiction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the reasons behind doctor suicide using real-world examples.
  • To identify both general and profession-specific risk factors contributing to physician self-harm.
  • To present mortality data from a confidential health service for doctors.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of anonymized mortality data from the National Health Service Practitioner Health Programme (January 2008-January 2017).
  • Inclusion of real-life case examples, with appropriate consent or public domain information.
  • Approximation of age and gender details for data confidentiality.

Main Results:

  • Identified common risk factors for suicide present in the general population.
  • Highlighted additional, specific risk factors associated with the medical profession.
  • Presented mortality trends and insights from a decade of data.

Conclusions:

  • Doctor suicide is multifactorial, influenced by both general and occupational stressors.
  • Confidential health services play a vital role in supporting doctors' mental well-being.
  • Further research and targeted interventions are needed to address physician suicide rates.