US Healthcare Workers Face Elevated Suicide Risks

JAMA Network

About The Study: From a nationally representative cohort of approximately 1.84 million employed adults observed from 2008 through 2019, relative to non–health care workers, registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers in the U.S. were at increased risk of suicide. New programmatic efforts are needed to protect the mental health of these U.S. health care workers.

Authors: Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., of Columbia University in New York, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.15787)

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