Suicide Mortality of Working Physicians and Dentists Petersen and Roberts, Occupational Medicine October 2008
When Doctors Kill Themselves, Noonan, D, Newsweek April 28 2008
Today I'm Grieving a Physician Suicide a colleague remembers a friend lost to suicide Annals of Family Medicine (6) 267-269 May 2008
Medical Know-How Raises Suicide Risk for Physicians, AP May 8 2008
Suicide-Awareness Project Targets M.D.s, Med Students, Bender, Eve, Psychiatry News. April 2008
A Survey on the Impact of Being Depressed on the Professional Status and Mental Health Care of Physicians, Schwenk TL, Gorenflo DW, Leja LM, J Clin Psychiatry Mar 11 2008
Our Fallen Colleagues: A Mandate for Change, Worley LL, Acad Psychiatry Jan-Feb 2008
Raising Awareness Concerning Physician Suicide, Jackson Coker random physician survey results June 4, 2008 Note: this is an unscientific survey of physician opinions regarding physician suicide. Some inaccuracies are reported. But the opinion results are nonetheless interesting.
Licensing and Physician Mental Health: Problems and Possibilities, Hendin et al, Journal of Licensure and Medical Discipline 93:2 2007: 6-11.
Suicide in Doctors: A psychological autopsy study, Hawton et al, Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2004(57): 1-4
Confronting Depression and Suicide in Physicians: A Consensus Statement
Center C, Davis M, Detre T, Ford DE, Hansbrough W, Hendin H et al, JAMA 2003; 289(23):3161-3166
Physician Depression and Suicide Lim, AMA Virtual Mentor 2003
Suicides of Physicians and the Reasons (JAMA 100 Years Ago) JAMA 2003; 290(3):414
Physician suicide: Searching for Answers, Adams D. American Medical News April 2005
Suicide survivors: tips for health professionals, Fine C, Myers, M, Med Gen Med 2003; 5(3):41
Suicide in Physicians: Towards Prevention Medscape 5(4) 2003
Self-reported depression and suicide attempts among U.S. women physicians
Frank E, Dingle AD, Am J Psychiatry 1999; 156(12): 1887-1894
Female Physicians Face Higher Suicide Risk, Batchelor S, Women's eNews 1/31/05
Experts address Risk of Physician Suicide, Hampton, T, JAMA 2005; 294(10) 1189-1191
Suicide rates among physicians: a quantitative and gender assessment (meta-analysis) Schernhammer and Colditz, Am J Psychiatry 2004; 161(12):2295-2302
Medical Community Begins to Address Physician Suicide Boston Globe 6/28/05
Encouraging Treatment in Depressed Medical Professionals Physician's Weekly 9/19/2005
Aggressive Intervention urged for Depression in Physicians, Psychiatric News 2000
The Painful Truth: Physicians Are Not Invincible, Miller M, McGowen, KR, Sou MedJournal 93(10):966-972, 2000
Physician Suicide: Risk Factors and Prevention, Kaufman, I.M. Ontario Medical Review Sept 2000 20-22
A Physician's Suicide. Clinical Case Conference, Hendin, H, Maltsberger, JT, Hass, AP Am J Psych 2003:160:2094-2097,
Plutzer, Family Therapy and a Physician's Suicide, letter in response to above article detailing treatment errors, Am J Psych 2004:161: 2328-2329,
Depression and Suicide, Andrew L, eMedicine.com
Physician Suicide, Andrew L, eMedicine.com
Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative, Institute of Medicine National Academy Press 2002
Silent Treatment: Suicide and Depression in Emergency Physicians, Andrew L, EPMonthly December 2005
Survey on EP depression and suicide, EPMonthly December 2005
Readers Respond to Silent Treatment, Andrew L EPMonthly March 2006
PHPs are in Your Corner, Andrew L EPMonthly July 2006
MDMentor, a sister site and resource on Litigation Stress for Physicians
Depression and Suicide a resource document by Mike Magee not specific to medical professionals but very relevant
AMA References on Depression and Suicide
AMA Policy on Depression and Physician Licensure
The Painful Truth: Physicians are not Invincible Miller et al 2000; excellent discussion about the special vulnerability of physicians