Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Burnout among health care professionals has been increasingly associated with suicide risk. An examination of possible risk factors may help in the prevention of suicide among health care professionals.

Objective

To assess suicide risk factors for 3 categories of health care professionals (surgeons, nonsurgeon physicians, and dentists) compared with non-health care professionals.

Design, setting, and participants

Data from the National Violent Death Reporting System were reviewed to identify all individuals who died by suicide in the United States between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2016. Individuals were divided into health care professionals and non-health care professionals (general population), with the health care professionals further categorize

SUBMITTER: Ji YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7287947 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature