Why Do Doctors Commit Suicide

This source talks about the history of physician suicide and a few of the causes. The author writes about how it’s a known fact that doctors are more susceptible to die by suicide, but there is no precise number. From all of the fields of jobs, the field of medicine is in the top for risk of death by suicide. The author also writes how suicide is most likely the result of untreated depression or some type of mental illness. Suicide may also be linked to alcohol or drug abuse. Depression is very common among students in medical school and residents. DQ: “15-30% of them (medical school students and residents) screening positive for depressive symptoms” (L.B. Andrew, MD).

Sinha, P. (2014, September 04). Opinion | Why Do Doctors Commit Suicide?
It also has a story about two medical residents who committed suicide, and it seems like it’s written from a doctor’s perspective. The author writes about how two medical residents committed suicide only in their second month of residency training. Some of the statistics on doctor suicide are that (DQ) “physicians are more than twice as likely to kill themselves as nonphysicians (and female physicians three times more likely than their male counterparts) (Sinha, P). One of the risk factors for physician suicide is the long hours medical residents work per week, which is around 80. There is more risk for young medical residents to commit suicide at the beginning of their residencies. There is a tremendous pressure new medical interns feel to be their best at what they do, and they stress too much on doing everything perfectly. It is helpful to talk out their frustrations and fears with other medical interns and let go of their fears and emotions instead of bottling them up and feeling like they’re all alone. Therapy and Socialization are just two of many preventative methods for physician suicide, but too often it is too late to identify depression and suicidal thoughts in a suffering