Study finds female physicians at higher risk of suicide than nonphysicians
A study published Feb. 26 by JAMA Psychiatry found that female physicians died by suicide at more than 1.5 times the rate of female nonphysicians from 2017-2021. During the same time, male physicians had a lower suicide risk than male nonphysicians. The study also found that physicians who died by suicide had higher odds of depressed mood and mental health, job and legal problems preceding suicide compared to the general population.
The AHA has a dedicated webpage with resources on preventing suicide in the health care workforce.
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