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Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001–2012
Author(s) -
Milner Allison J,
Spittal Matthew J,
Bismark Marie M
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja16.01372
Subject(s) - mental health , population , library science , sociology , population health , equity (law) , medicine , media studies , psychiatry , political science , law , demography , computer science
506 Suicide by health professionals: a retrospective mortality study in Australia, 2001e2012 IN REPLY: In their comment on our article, Adler and Adler are correct in noting that sexual harassment is a significant issue facing female doctors, as it is for women in many occupations. Those who experience sexual harassment are also more likely to experience bullying and other forms of workplace incivility. Workplace bullying has also been found to be related to higher risk of suicidality. In view of this, we agree that these would be worthwhile targets for prevention initiatives.