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OBJECTIVES: Doctors are at higher risk of suicide than many other occupational groups. This study was conducted to investigate factors associated with suicide in doctors. METHOD: Psychological autopsy study of 38 working doctors who died by suicide in England and Wales between January 1991 and December 1993. RESULTS: Psychiatric illness was present in 25 of the doctors. Depressive illness and drug or alcohol abuse were the most common diagnoses. Twenty-five doctors had significant problems r...
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- 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00372-6
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- Journal:
- Journal of psychosomatic research
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 1-4
- Publication date:
- 2004-07-05
- DOI:
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1879-1360
- ISSN:
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0022-3999
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uuid:a0b0b7a1-bd38-4c70-97d4-481cf7f7ec67
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168234
- Local pid:
- pubs:168234
- Language:
- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2004
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Suicide in doctors. A psychological autopsy study.
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