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Physicians View Death and Suicide *
Author(s) -
Weigand John
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1972.tb00080.x
Subject(s) - suicide rates , medicine , psychology , medical emergency , suicide prevention , family medicine , psychiatry , poison control
Comparisons were made between physicians' attitudes toward death and suicide and those of a nonphysician control group. Results of the analysis revealed significant differences that may offer some insights as to why physicians have an elevated suicide rate.