Female Doctors Face Higher Suicide Risk Compared With Other Women

Female Physicians Are Dying by Suicide at Astonishingly High Rates

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1 in 6 U.S. physicians have contemplated suicide, Medscape report finds

After two years of decline, physician suicidal thoughts are on the rise, signaling a troubling reversal, says the Medscape Physicians and Suicide Report 2025.

Female Doctors Face Higher Suicide Risk Compared With Other Women

(MedPage Today) -- Female physicians in the U.S. had a higher incidence of suicide compared with non-physician women, while the opposite trend was observed among male physicians, retrospective data showed. From 2017 to 2021, female physicians...

Alarming Rise in US Female Physician Suicides

A recent study highlights a concerning increase in suicide rates among female physicians in the U.S., underscoring the need for targeted mental health interventions.

Concerning New Data on Female Physician Suicide

Suicide rates for female physicians in the United States between 2017-2021 were 47% higher than for women in the general

Study finds female physicians at higher risk of suicide than nonphysicians

A study published Feb. 26 by JAMA Psychiatry found that female physicians died by suicide at more than 1.5 times the rate of female nonphysicians from 2017-2021. During the same time, male physicians had a lower suicide risk than male nonphysicians. The study also found that physicians who died by suicide had higher odds of depressed mood and mental health, job and legal problems preceding suicide compared to the general population. The AHA has …