Preventing and Responding to Physician Suicide

When Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin had cardiac arrest during the team ’s game on January 2, 2023, the emergency medical response and the decision to cancel the game showed crisis preparedness and sensitivity to the athletes’ emotions.1 Like sports teams, health care teams must be prepared to respond to unexpected critical events. Injury and even untimely death are risks incurred by virtually any worker or professional, including physicians, and one well-documented and concerning risk for physicians is suicide.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Perspective and controversy Source Type: research