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Who Has the Highest Suicide Rate in Healthcare?

30 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Matthew Gillogly. This content was uploaded by Matthew Gillogly. This is an excerpt from a YouTube video titled "Who Has the Highest Suicide Rate in Healthcare?" (created 2024-10-30T16:00:31+00:00). The audio is a single-speaker informational segment presenting statistics on physician mental health and suicide: an estimated 300 physicians die by suicide annually in the U.S.; male physicians have a suicide rate 1.4 times that of the general male population; female physicians have a 2.2 times greater relative risk than the general female population; and 28% of residents experience a major depressive episode during training versus 7–8% of similarly aged individuals. The content appears to be a factual presentation addressing suicide risk among healthcare professionals.

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An estimated 300 physicians die by suicide every year in the United States. That number is up significantly, but the suicide rate among male physicians is 1.4 times higher than the general male population. And among female physicians, the relative risk is even more pronounced. It's 2.2 times greater than the general female population. And, and then the last, 28% of residents experience a major depressive episode during training versus 7 to 8% of similarly aged individuals than the U.S. general population.