On Sept. 19, the Neurosurgery Blog published an article titled “Burnout and Suicide Among Physicians” discussing two recent articles on the prevalence of suicide among physicians, particularly surgeons. Following the session “More Than 300 Surgeon Deaths Annually from Unnatural Causes: A Silent Epidemic?” presented by James S. Harrop, MD, FAANS, during the 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, Medscape published an article on the topic.
Health care workers and physicians have the greatest incidence of suicide, according to the AANS Neurosurgeon article “Beating Burnout: Physician Suicide” by Drs. Harrop, Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, and Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA, FAANS. The authors state that physicians need to be educated about this disorder in order to help patients.
Click here to read the Neurosurgery Blog post highlighting National Physician Suicide Awareness Day.
