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ST Trivia Time: Each year in the US roughly 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide.

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jul 16 '10, 23:13

Medical students have rates of depression 15 to 30 percent higher than the general population.

Contributing to the higher suicide rate among physicians is their higher completion to attempt ration, which result from greater knowledge of lethality of drugs and easy access to means.

In the US, suicide deaths are 250 to 400 % higher among female physicians when compared to females in other professions.

Among male physicians, death by suicide is 70% higher when compared to males in other professions.

I was cleaning my bag and found the hangout they gave us. Interesting stuff. They also have one-on-one meetings with us every semester (probably to check that we aren't suicidal)

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Heh. Be glad you aren't going to be a dentist. - Trish Jul 17, 00:33 1
- my dad is still going strong at 69 - chuckles Jul 17, 00:35
does smoking count as suicide? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 16, 23:23 1
- Probably not, likely counts as "from natural causes" - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 16, 23:28

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