Psychopathology and Suicide among Quebec Physicians: A Nested Case Control Study

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Psychopathology and Suicide among Quebec Physicians: A Nested Case Control Study

Objective. To describe a psychiatric profile and characteristics of physicians who killed themselves in Quebec between 1992 and 2009. Method. The cases of 36 physicians (7 females and 29 males) and 36 nonphysicians who committed suicide were matched for age and gender and examined in a nested case control design. All subjects were judged as definite suicide by the Quebec Coroner Head Office. Consensus regarding DSM-IV diagnoses was established by two forensic psychiatrists. Results. Rates of all

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Tags: Suicide, Men's Health, Women's Health, Physician, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Psychology