Citation

Woods A. BMJ 2019; 367: l5833.

Affiliation

Hardwicke House Group Practice, Sudbury CO10 2AY, UK.

Comment On:

BMJ 2019;366:l5231.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.l5833

PMID

31591084

Abstract

I was moved by Gerada’s reflections about her work with relatives bereaved by suicide of a doctor.1 One doctor dying by suicide every three weeks is shocking and tragic. This led me to consider how this figure compares with other groups. The highest rates of suicide are in manual workers, especially where there is a lack of job security and earnings …

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