Report reveals 18 drivers of doctor suicide
Cultural change must come from within the medical profession, according to the AMA
19th December 2017
Overwork, isolation and not having a GP are just three of 18 key factors that must be addressed to improve doctors’ poor emotional health and mental illness, according to a new report released by the AMA.
The Final Report of the National Forum on Reducing Risk of Suicide in the Medical Profession highlights the issues raised by 82 doctors at a forum held in September 2017 by the AMA in conjunction with Doctors’ Health Services.
The facilitator of the forum, Professor Simon Willcock (pictured), clinical