Medical Student Suicide Rates: A Systematic Review of the Historical and International Literature

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Caren J BlackerSandra J Rackley

Abstract

Physician suicide rates are reportedly higher than those of the general population, but medical student suicide rates are not well studied. It is difficult to determine whether physician suicide rates can be predicted by medical student risk factors for suicide and difficult to identify those risk factors without knowing medical student suicide rates. The authors systematically reviewed the literature to collate data on medical student suicide rates. The authors searched the PubMed, Web of Science, and Library of Congress databases for papers published in any language before November 11, 2017. They identified 3,429 papers; after the initial screening process, they assessed 82 full-text articles for eligibility. Twelve ultimately met the full inclusion criteria; meta-analysis was not possible. Data regarding medical student suicide numbers and rates were extracted and compared with contemporaneous general population suicide rates using public epidemiological data, when available. Medical student suicide rates were infrequently reported in the historical and international literature, and data collection techniques were inconsistent. Generally, U.S. medical student suicide rates were lower than those of the contemporaneous general...Continue Reading

References

Aug 11, 1975·Journal of Medical Education·R B Everson, J F Fraumeni
Mar 1, 1968·British Journal of Medical Education·N N Wagner
Nov 1, 1968·Journal of Medical Education·H J Simon
Jan 1, 1969·Journal of Medical Education·L W Earley, D G Johnson
Jun 1, 1969·American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health·R S PaffenbargerA L Wing
Feb 1, 1981·The American Journal of Psychiatry·F Pepitone-Arreola-RockwellN Core
Apr 1, 1996·The American Journal of Psychiatry·L R HaysP Patel
Dec 1, 2000·The American Journal of Psychiatry·J M Bostwick, V S Pankratz
Jan 25, 2003·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Bruce R Korf
Jun 17, 2005·The New England Journal of Medicine·Eva Schernhammer
Apr 18, 2006·Clinical Anatomy : Official Journal of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists & the British Association of Clinical Anatomists·Sean B SmithRobert J Spinner
Apr 9, 2008·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Brian McKinstry
Oct 1, 2010·Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·Diane ThompsonJunji Takeshita
May 28, 2011·Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·S Ryan GreysenFitzhugh Mullan
Mar 1, 2012·Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·Christine MoutierSidney Zisook
Nov 9, 2012·Der Anaesthesist·L KamskiV Wenzel
Mar 26, 2014·Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry·Jacklyn ChengJohn Coverdale
Apr 8, 2014·Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry·Nancy DownsSid Zisook
Nov 27, 2015·Education for Health : Change in Training & Practice·Sonal PruthiAshish Goel
Nov 15, 2016·Psychological Bulletin·Joseph C FranklinMatthew K Nock
Dec 7, 2016·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Lisa S RotensteinDouglas A Mata
May 18, 2017·Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·Nicholas A YaghmourThomas J Nasca

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 4, 2019·Annals of Internal Medicine·Cathryn J Lapedis, Lisa M Meeks
Jul 28, 2019·Medical Teacher·Thripura Samyuktha Hariharan, Barbara Griffin
Oct 31, 2020·The Psychiatric Quarterly·Sima S PendharkarChwen-Yuen Angie Chen
May 19, 2021·The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume·Musa Zaid, Mohammad Diab

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.