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Characteristics and outcomes of doctors in a substance dependence monitoring programme in Canada: prospective descriptive study

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2098 (Published 03 November 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2098

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Suicide and drug dependence

Interesting!Drug dependence would be quite high in doctors due to the
easy availability of medications.I was wondering which field of doctors
would be more prone as far as medication misuse and dependence were
concerned.My guess would be anaethesiologists and palliative care
specialists.

Suicide is probable consequence of drug depence habits.Suicide rates
have been noted to be higher among physicians when compared to other
professionals.Also it is seen to be higher in females than males but
apparently males are more prone to complete a suicide attempt when looking
at total number of attempts on both sexes.

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

05 November 2008
Vasudevan E Krishnan
Foundation Year 2 Doctor
Claremont Bank Surgery,Shrewsbury,SY1 1RL
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