Despite lower suicidal ideation among physicians, New York hospitals maintain vigilance

Even as Covid-related hospitalizations decrease in the city, the mental health challenges accumulated by providers during the past two years are not likely to dissipate easily.

A recent survey from Medscape, a West Village–based medical news source, found that suicide remains a pertinent risk for physicians experiencing stress. In its Physician Suicide Report released this month, surveying more than 13,000 doctors across 50 states, it found that 9% of respondents had thought of suicide but did not act on it; 1% of survey takers said they’d attempted to take their own life.

The rate of survey respondents with suicidal thoughts improved from a survey conducted during the height

→ Continue reading at Crain's New York Business

[ufc-fb-comments url="http://www.newyorkmetropolitan.com/news/despite-lower-suicidal-ideation-among-physicians-new-york-hospitals-maintain-vigilance"]

Latest Articles

Related Articles