Physician Suicide – A Tragedy for Us All

“Physicians have the highest suicide rate of any profession.  In the United States we lose over 400 physicians per year to suicide. That’s the equivalent of an entire medical school. Even that’s an underestimate because many physician suicides are incorrectly identified as accidents.” So states Pamela Wible, M.D. in her article, What I’ve learned from saving physicians from suicide. In the article she quotes a Canadian doctor who shares her frustration with the practice of medicine.  ”My head is exploding from banging it against the system.” If you suspect a physician you know is suffering, reach out; there is help available.
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