Suicide in doctors: a study of risk according to gender, seniority and specialty in medical practitioners in England and Wales, 1979–1995

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 296 - 300
• Main Authors: Hawton, K, Clements, A, Sakarovitch, C, Simkin, S, Deeks, J J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.05.2001; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Age; Age groups; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Community health; Confidence intervals; Councils; Demographic aspects; doctors; England; England - epidemiology; Female; Females; Gender; Health problems; Health services; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Manpower; Medical professions; Medical sciences; medical specialties; Men; Mens health; Mental disorders; Middle Aged; Mortality; Older adults; Patient outcomes; Patient safety; Physicians; Physicians - psychology; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Population; Population growth rate; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; R&D; Ratios; Research & development; Research Report; Research Reports; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Seniority; Sex Distribution; Specialization; State Medicine; Statistics; Studies; Suicidal behavior; Suicide; Suicide - statistics & numerical data; Suicide rates; Suicides & suicide attempts; Wales; Wales - epidemiology; Women; England; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Wales; United Kingdom > UK; Human; Health staff; Mortality; Risk factor; Physician; Evolution; Suicide; Epidemiology; Public health

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the suicide risk of doctors in England and Wales, according to gender, seniority and specialty. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Suicide rates calculated by gender, age, specialty, seniority and time period. Standardised mortality ratios calculated for suicide (1991–...