SO WHAT ARE THE JOBS WITH HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES?
1. Medical Doctors 2. Dentists 3. Police Officers 4. Veterinarians 5. Financial Services 6. Real Estate Agents 7. Electricians 8. Lawyers 9. Farmers 10. Pharmacists
https://choicespsychotherapy.net/jobs-with-highest-suicide-rates/
Each year in the U.S., roughly 300 - 400 physicians die by suicide;
- In the U.S., suicide deaths are 250 - 400% higher among female physicians when compared to females in other professions;
- In the general population, males complete suicide four times more often than females. However, female physicians have a rate equal to male physicians;
- Medical students have rates of depression 15 to 30% higher than the general population. Depression is a major risk factor in physician suicide. Other factors include bipolar disorder and alcohol and substance abuse;
- Women physicians have a higher rate of major depression than age-matched women with doctorate degrees;
- Contributing to the higher suicide rate among physicians is their higher completion to attempt ratio, which may result from greater knowledge of lethality of drugs and easy access to means.
- https://www.acep.org/life-as-a-physician/wellness/wellness/wellness-week-articles/physician-suicide
- In the United States of America, an estimated 300 to 400 doctors die by suicide each year, a rate of 28 to 40 per 100,000 or more than double that of general population.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_among_doctors#:~:text=The%20suicide%20mortality%20rate%20is,men%20versus%20the%20general%20population.
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Which among all these are exposed to mercury and other chemicals that cause depression? dentists, anesthesiologists?
Probably because physicians know better how to accomplish death, have access to lethal drugs, and are used to life-and-death decisions.
Yes, women physicians suffer more compassion fatigue than men.
Prof Stephen David Edwards is correct in my opinion, normally women are more empathic and compassionate than men. Therefore mind has gender as the article below: Preprint 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PHILOSOPHER MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT'S FALSE...
High suicide level of physicians: Probably: Knowledge of means and access to lethal drugs a combined with high stress profession. So whenever they have a suicidal impulse, they can end life effectively (they can buy any drug in the drug store). however, to discuss any possible gender effect, figures comparing female and male would be needed.