Suicide rates according to education with a particular focus on physicians in Norway 1960–2000

Hem, Erlend; Haldorsen, Tor; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Tyssen, Reidar; Vaglum, Per; Ekeberg, Øivind

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“…A new meta-analysis revealed a higher suicide rate among physicians-with a slight increase for male doctors and a considerable increase for female doctorscompared with the rest of the population 7) . The increased suicide rate has also been confirmed recently among Norwegian physicians of both genders, and this also applied when we compared with other university graduates and healthcare professionals, such as dentists and nurses 57) . However, all groups show declining rates during the last decade.…”

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Health Problems and the Use of Health Services among Physicians: A Review Article with Particular Emphasis on Norwegian Studies

Tyssen

2007

Ind Health

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This paper provides an overview of recent Norwegian and international research into physicians' health problems and their use of health services, with a particular focus on more recent studies relating to The Norwegian Physicians' Survey. The review suggests that physicians' physical health is similar to the general population, although female physicians tend to be in better health than other women. Some mental disorders such as depression and suicide appear to be more prevalent. Mental health problems are known to be associated with low work control (autonomy), time pressure and demanding patients. There is little difference between the genders early in their career, but more female than male physicians seem to experience problems later on. Physicians seldom take sick leave, and tend to make less use of primary health care and some screening facilities. Self-treatment is common -even for mental problems. American impaired physician programmes have demonstrated high recovery rates (70-80%), and increasing emphasis is now being placed on psychiatric diagnoses. As certain mental disorders appear to be common among physicians, specialist psychiatric services should be made more accessible for this group. A low-threshold facility for seeking help with such problems has recently been developed in Norway (the Villa Sana Resource Centre).

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Health Problems and the Use of Health Services among Physicians: A Review Article with Particular Emphasis on Norwegian Studies

Tyssen

2007

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“…The abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs among dental professionals has been reported [19][20][21] . Moreover, dentists, more often than other health professionals, are portrayed to be at a higher risk of committing suicide 22,23) .…”

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Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Pūrienė

Aleksejūnienė²,

Petrauskienė³

et al. 2008

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

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The aim of this study was to document dentists' self-perceived mental health complaints and job satisfaction, and to assess any correlations between the two. A postal questionnaire survey was mailed to all (N=2,449) licensed dentists registered with the Lithuanian Dental Association. The questionnaire investigated dentists' mental health and job satisfaction during the previous year (overall response rate: 68.2%). The majority of respondents (80.7%) reported being satisfied with their job. Self-perceived lack of self-esteem (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.43-0.82), loneliness (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.53-0.98), and especially depression (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.35-0.77) had a high negative impact on dentists' job satisfaction. Nervousness (89.2%) and burnout (83.6%) were the most prevalent mental complaints and they also tended to be the most chronic of all reported mental disorders. Increasing age significantly reduced the possibility of nervousness or depression and increased the possibility of being satisfied with dental practice. Increasing working hours increased the risk of burnout, anxiety and loneliness. Overall, this study suggests that the majority of Lithuanian dentists are satisfied with their job and also enjoy their professional lives. However, a considerable proportion still reported impairment of mental health which influenced their levels of job satisfaction.

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“…Ovaj problem ne prestaje ni sa početkom profesionalne karijere tako da se beleži relativno visoka prevalenca depresije i kod lekara (24), neretko komplikovana zloupotrebom droga (6) i povećanim rizikom za suicid (25,26 Cilj ovog rada bio je da razmotrimo postojeće podatke o depresivnosti kod studenata medicine. Pri pregledu dosadašnjih istraživanja primarno smo se usredsredili na sledeće aspekte ove problematike: (a) učestalost depresivnosti među studentima medicine; (b) faktori rizika za njenu pojavu; (c) posledice i (d) terapijske i preventivne mogućnosti i obim u kome se one primenjuju, odnosno koriste od strane studenata.…”

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“…Neprepoznata i netretirana depresija tokom studiranja izgleda da ima i kasnije posledice koje se ogledaju u višoj stopi depresije i samoubistava kod lekara u poređenju sa drugim profesijama (26). Longitudinalna studija koja je pratila kretanje depresije diplomiranih lekara pokazala je da relevantne simptome depresije u drugoj godini posle završetka studija ima 15%, a u četvrtoj i šestoj 10% lekara (24).…”

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Depression among medical students

Knežević¹,

Jović²,

Rančić³

et al. 2012

Medicinski casopis

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UVODProces odabira odgovarajućeg fakulteta najčešće je odraz ličnih interesovanja i afiniteta pojedinca. Ako se tome pridoda i proces selekcije koju vrše fakulteti prilikom upisa, na osnovu dotadašnjeg uspeha u školi i znanja pokazanog na prijemnom ispitu, zaključuje se da fakultet upisuju najsposobniji kandidati, sa solidnim predznanjem iz odgovarajućih oblasti, vođeni sopstvenim željama. Na osnovu ovih karakteristika, sa psihološkog aspekta, vreme studiranja se može posmatrati kao period posvećenosti ciljevima, ispunjenosti i lične izgradnje. Nažalost, studiranje može da ima i negativan uticaj na psihičko zdravlje studenata. Postojeći podaci ukazuju na to da depresija i drugi mentalni poremećaji predstavljaju sve veći zdravstveni problem u studentskoj populaciji (1-3).Prema dosadašnjim saznanjima, studenti medicine su posebno opterećeni (4). Studije medicine su napornije i traju duže nego na ostalim fakultetima, a studenti se češće suočavaju sa egzistencijalnim pitanjima kao što su patnja i umiranje. Visoka stopa depresivnosti među studentima medicine je dokumentovana u većem broju studija iz različitih zemalja (5-18).Studenti i mladi lekari koji stažiraju takođe su podložniji pojavi depresije u odnosu na opštu populaciju istog godišta pri čemu se stopa depresivnosti znatno povećava sa vremenom provedenim na stažu (19-23). Ovaj problem ne prestaje ni sa početkom profesionalne karijere tako da se beleži relativno visoka prevalenca depresije i kod lekara (24), neretko komplikovana zloupotrebom droga (6) i povećanim rizikom za suicid (25,26

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Suicide rates according to education with a particular focus on physicians in Norway 1960–2000

Abstract: The high suicide rates among physicians and elderly graduates are of concern. The reasons why graduates are more vulnerable than others when getting older and the low rate among theologians warrant further study.

Cited by 113 publications

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Health Problems and the Use of Health Services among Physicians: A Review Article with Particular Emphasis on Norwegian Studies

Health Problems and the Use of Health Services among Physicians: A Review Article with Particular Emphasis on Norwegian Studies

Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Depression among medical students

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