Today I'm grieving a physician suicide

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-269

  Middleton, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Depressive disorder; Mental health depression; Physicians; Psychosocial issues in health care; Social support; Suicide

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDE;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GRIEF; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SUICIDE;

EID: 44149102489     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.840     Document Type: Short Survey

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