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Improving wellbeing in the veterinary profession: recent advances and future challenges
Author(s) -
Mellanby Richard J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f4961
Subject(s) - citation , library science , veterinary medicine , medicine , computer science
THE publication of suicide mortality data among veterinarians in England and Wales in Veterinary Record eight years ago initiated an ongoing discussion as to why the veterinary profession, which is held in high regard by the wider public, had one of the highest incidences of deaths by suicide of any profession (Mellanby 2005).Following the publication of this paper, a wide range of studies have been undertaken that aim to better understand the wellbeing and mental health status of UK veterinarians. These studies include two comprehensive systematic reviews, which reported the prevalence of suicide and suicidal behaviour among veterinarians, together with prospective studies examining the incidence of veterinary suicides in other countries (Hawton and others 2011, Platt and others 2010, 2012b). The results of cross-sectional surveys of mental health disorders among UK veterinarians have also been published (Bartram and others 2009b). Other studies have focused on exploring defined mental …