Special report: Suicidal ideation among American surgeons

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Shanafelt, Tait D ^a   Balch, Charles M ^b,c   Dyrbye, Lotte ^a   Bechamps, Gerald ^b,d   Russell, Tom ^b   Satele, Daniel ^a   Rummans, Teresa ^a   Swartz, Karen ^c   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Sloan, Jeff ^a   Oreskovich, Michael R ^b,e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Winchester Surgical Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPENSATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751684267     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.292     Document Type: Article

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