美国牙医中自杀死亡率
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|October 10, 2025
概括
美国的牙医,无论是男性还是女性,自杀率都高于普通人群. 自1995年以来,这种风险一直在稳步增加,这凸显了有针对性的心理健康支持的需要.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 牙医面临着重要的职业压力,导致自杀风险升高.
- 之前关于牙医自杀的研究主要集中在白人男性身上,并且早于2000年.
- 这项研究解决了对所有美国牙医自杀的最新数据的需求.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国男性和女性牙医的自杀死亡率.
- 分析牙医自杀中使用的方法.
- 检查四十年来牙医自杀率的时间趋势.
主要方法:
- 利用美国牙医协会的数据 (1979-2018) 与美国已故牙医的全国死亡指数相关.
- 按年龄,性别,种族和时间段标准化计算的比例死亡率 (PMRs).
- 通过使用生命表分析系统,分析了自杀方法和随时间推移的趋势.
主要成果:
- 在21,928名牙医中,自杀占死亡人数的2.2%.
- 对于男性 (2.01) 和女性 (2.15) 牙医来说,自杀的PMR都很高.
- 自杀率显示,从1995年开始,男女自杀率稳步上升,枪支和死是常见的方法.
结论:
- 美国牙医,男性和女性,在1979年至2018年期间,自杀死亡率高于普通人群.
- 自1995年以来,牙医自杀率一直在稳步上升.
- 解决职业压力因素和改善心理健康服务获取的干预措施对于预防牙科专业人员的自杀至关重要.
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