Physician suicide and the COVID-19 pandemic
June 4, 2020 Occupational Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of suicide among the general population because of social isolation, economic stressors, reduced access to community support, uncertainty, and reduced help-seeking for mental and physical health problems. This article explores the effect of the pandemic on physician health, including the risk of moral injury from ethical dilemmas, professional isolation and more.
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