Survey on recent suicidal ideation among female university hospital physicians in Sweden and Italy (the HOUPE study): Cross-sectional associations with work stressors

Suicidal Ideation in University Students: Prevalence and Association With School and Gender

“…The results obtained are quite similar to the ones of other investigations analyzing suicidal ideation during the same period of time (12 months), such as 13.7% and 14.3% obtained by Fridner et al (2009) in Sweden and Italy, respectively, 14% obtained by Tyssen et al (2001) in Norway, or 11.3% and 12% obtained by Eskin et al (2011) in Austria and Turkey, respectively.…”

“…This kind of thoughts tend to be common in university populations, as seen by the prevalences of 2.5% (Eisenberg, Gollust, Golberstein, & Hefner, 2007), 5.9% (Curran, Gawley, Casey, Gill, & Crumlish, 2009), 6% (Arria et al, 2009), and 11.1% (Garlow et al, 2008) in a four weeks analysis. When this observation is extended to 12 months, the results indicate prevalences of 13.7% and 14.3% (Fridner et al, 2009), 14% (Tyssen, Vaglum, Grønvold, & Ekeberg, 2001) or 11.3% and 12% (Eskin, Voracek, Stieger, & Altinyazar, 2011). Lifetime suicidal ideation seems to be even more frequent, as revealed by percentages of 26%, 35% (Eskin et al, 2011), and up to 43% (Garlow et al, 2008).…”

Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

“…The results of our study suggested that in Taiwan, the prevalence of depression status may be much higher in physicians (13.32%) than in a represen- tative sample of 1,552 adults in Taiwan (3.70%) 33) . In some international studies, physicians were found to be vulnerable to affective disorders, including depression; increased suicidal rate has also been reported 5,6) . The depression lifetime prevalence is 19.5% for selfidentified in female physicians in the Women Physician Health Study 34) .…”

“…Physicians are usually exposed to high levels of occupational stress resulting from heavy workloads and high levels of time pressure, and those in certain employment positions or specialties are at higher risk of suffering from depression disorders than the general population 4,5) . High occupational stress and depression within physicians can even lead to higher suicide ideation or suicide rates 6,7) .Among various risk factors in the work environment, job stress is central to workers' daily lives; its asso- Abstract: This study assessed the levels and association of occupational stress and depression rate among physicians, and to compare physicians' occupational stress with that of Taiwanese employees in other occupations. The subjects were physicians employed at 14 participating regional hospitals in the Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance.…”

“…Physicians are usually exposed to high levels of occupational stress resulting from heavy workloads and high levels of time pressure, and those in certain employment positions or specialties are at higher risk of suffering from depression disorders than the general population 4,5) . High occupational stress and depression within physicians can even lead to higher suicide ideation or suicide rates 6,7) .…”