Medscape February 28, 2025
Suicide rates for female physicians in the United States between 2017-2021 were 47% higher than for women in the general population, results of a retrospective cohort study showed.
Unlike their female counterparts, male physicians had a lower rate for suicide relative to the general male population, investigators found.
“The results indicate we need added multimodal and comprehensive suicide prevention specific for physicians,” lead study author Hirsh Makhija, MS, postgraduate researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, told Medscape Medical News.
“With depressed mood, mental health issues, and job problems all associated with physician suicides, there’s also a need for proactive mental health screening and treatment specific for physicians,” Makhija added.
The findings were published online...
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