Suicide Risks of Health Care Workers in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Historically elevated risks of suicide among physicians may have declined in recent decades. Yet there remains a paucity of information concerning suicide risks among other health care workers.

Objective

To estimate risks of death by suicide among US health care workers.

Design, setting, and participants

Cohort study of a nationally representative sample of workers from the 2008 American Community Survey (N = 1 842 000) linked to National Death Index records through December 31, 2019.

Main outcomes and measures

Age- and sex-standardized suicide rates were estimated for 6 health care worker groups (physicians, registered nurses, other health care-diagnosing or treating practitioners, health technicians, health care support workers, social/behavioral h

SUBMITTER: Olfson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature