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  11. Musicians, The Music Industry, And Suicide: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, And Suggested Prevention Approaches

Musicians, the music industry, and suicide: epidemiology, risk factors, and suggested prevention approaches

George Musgrave1, Dorian A Lamis2

  • 1Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom.

Frontiers in Public Health
|March 24, 2025

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Musicians face elevated suicide risks, often linked to their profession. This study synthesizes global research and applies the Zero Suicide Framework to develop targeted prevention strategies for this at-risk occupational group.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Occupational Health
  • Musicology

Background:

  • Musicians are identified as an at-risk occupational group for suicide.
  • Cultural narratives, such as the '27 Club,' link musicianship with early mortality.
  • There is a lack of musician-specific suicide prevention interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize global literature on suicide risk among musicians.
  • To evaluate methodological challenges in studying musician suicide.
  • To adapt the Zero Suicide Framework for suicide prevention in the music industry.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-disciplinary literature synthesis.
  • Analysis of global suicide data pertaining to musicians.
  • Application of the Zero Suicide Framework to the music industry.
Keywords:
music industrymusiciansoccupational healthprevention

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Conclusions:

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  • Clinical recommendations for screening and prevention are proposed.
  • Adapting the Zero Suicide Framework can improve strategies to reduce suicide in the music industry.
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