Special report: suicidal ideation among American surgeons.

Tait D. Shanafelt; Charles M. Balch; Lotte N. Dyrbye; Gerald Bechamps; Tom Russell; Daniel Satele V; Teresa Rummans; Karen Swartz; Paul J. Novotny; Jeff A. Sloan; Michael R. Oreskovich

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Special report: suicidal ideation among American surgeons.

February 2, 2011

Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, Dyrbye LN, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146(1):54-62.

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This study found that 1 in 16 surgeons reported suicidal ideation in the previous year with a strong relationship between such ideation and perceived depression, burnout, and a recent medical error.

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