Psychopathology and Suicide among Quebec Physicians: A Nested Case Control Study

Objective. To describe a psychiatric profile and characteristics of physicians who killed themselves in Quebec between 1992 and 2009. Method. The cases of 36 physicians (7 females and 29 males) and 36 nonphysicians who committed suicide were matched for age and gender and examined in a nested case c...

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Main Authors: Pierre Gagné, Javad Moamai, Dominique Bourget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Depression Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/936327