A Systematic Review on Gender-Specific Suicide Mortality in Medical Doctors

Abstract

In all studies the suicide rates among doctors were higher than those in the general population and among other academic occupational groups.

Anxiety, depression, health attitudes and coping strategies in doctors and teachers in a Cape Town setting

“…In addition, female doctors in general are reported to have suicide rates up to four times those of their peers. 7 From our study it would appear that the same might be true for female teachers. However no mental health studies have been done on teachers in South Africa, and very few such studies have been done elsewhere in the world.…”

“…[6][7][8][9][10] Yet doctors continue to display poor health care behaviour. The problem of increasing stress and its toll on doctors continues to be underrecognised, not only by doctors themselves, but by the community at large.…”

Perceived stigma toward mental health consumers does not influence willingness to seek mental health care nor psychiatry as a top residency choice among psychiatrically-minded 1st and 4th year medical students

“…Inferences made from the present study must be measured against two important study limitations. First, the response rate, while comparable with similar studies, may not allow 6 Significantly greater than the midpoint value of 2.5 (p<0.01) Table 2. Med-1 and Med-4 respondents' scores on the ATSPPH and the DDS inventories Table 3.…”

“…This is a significant oversight given that research has shown that students entering medical school tend to possess more negative attitudes toward a career in psychiatry when compared with other specialties 5 , the suicide rate among physicians is 1.1 to 3.4 times greater than that of the general population 6 , and that medical students'attitudes toward psychiatry and their experience with mental illness may influence residency choice. Moreover, there is evidence that psychiatrists themselves often contribute to the perpetuation of the stigma that surrounds mental illness and the mentally ill 7 .…”

Lebensqualität und Gesundheitsverhalten von berufstätigen Ärztinnen im Vergleich zu Ärzten

“…Fasst man die vorliegenden Befunde zur Suizidhäufigkeit bei Ärzten zusammen [2], so ergibt sich eine insgesamt etwa 2,5fach höhere Suizidrate als bei Personen vergleichbarer Berufsgruppen [3]. Als Gründe für die höhere Suizidrate bei Ärzten können u.a.…”