Physicians are at a higher risk than the General Population for Suicide?

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Izadora de Sousa Pereira
Amanda Plácido da Silva Macêdo
Ivna Celli Assunção de Sá
Larissa Melo Moreira
Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

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Suicide is a huge public health problem, which needs more attention. One doctor commits suicide in the U.S. every day -- the highest suicide rate of any profession. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, physicians are at a higher risk than the general population for suicide. Methods: A Brief Communication that focus on the starkest sign of the crisis gripping medicine: the number of physicians who commit suicide every year. Include: discovery or development of new information’s, novelty in modeling  scientific, elucidation of mechanisms editorials and channels of information. Results: The medical profession has proven to have one of the highest risks of death by suicide among professions. About 15-30% of students and residents screen positive for depression. Studies also show that 1 in 16 trainees report suicidal ideation. The researchers also suggest that psychiatry help is still a taboo among doctors. Limitations: As Short Communications are expected to have higher than average impact on the field rather than report on incremental research, they will receive prioritized and rapid publication. Conclusion: Strategies to reduce preventable deaths should include preventive and treatment service. We should all strive to help usher in a new era of medical culture that promotes sustainable medical careers. Excessive pressures and expectations at work, may entail   to a loss of meaning of work and of self for physicians.

 

Key-words: Suicide; Doctors; Medicine; Mental Health

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Pereira, I. de S., Macêdo, A. P. da S., Sá, I. C. A. de, Moreira, L. M., & Rolim Neto, M. L. (2019). Physicians are at a higher risk than the General Population for Suicide?. Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal, 4(7), 189–195. https://doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v4i7.89
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Izadora de Sousa Pereira, Federal University of Ceará, Brasil

Professora Adjunta.

Amanda Plácido da Silva Macêdo, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

1 Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

Ivna Celli Assunção de Sá, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

Larissa Melo Moreira, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

Medicine, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil. 

Modesto Leite Rolim Neto, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.

Medicine, Federal University of Cariri (UFCA), Ceará, Brazil.Corresponding author: modestorolim@yahoo.com.br.

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