Suicide risk among female doctors prompts call for action
FEMALE doctors are at a higher risk of suicide compared with the general population, a new study shows, with experts calling for better access to mental health support.
While the risk of suicide among doctors has decreased over time, academics have sounded the alarm over persistently high rates of suicide among female medics.
Some estimates suggest that the equivalent of one doctor dies by suicide every 10 days in Britain, experts from Doctors in Distress reveal today.
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