Which one of the following statements concerning suicide among physicians is correct?
The rate of suicide among female physicians is significantly higher than the rate for nonphysician females The rate of suicide among male physicians is slightly higher than for the male population in general Anesthesiologists have the highest suicide rate among specialists The incidence of suicide among medical students is significantly less than among graduate physicians
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mesh Forum Guru
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04/23/06 - 05:36 PM
#2
the incidence of suicide among medical students is significantly less than among graduate physians...????
achilles Forum Guru
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04/23/06 - 07:56 PM
#3
i'll go for - anaesthesiologists have the highest suicide rate ( dentists too are right up there when it comes to the highest rate of suicide among specialists) ___________________ " it's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up" " i have miles to go before i sleep "
alenka Forum Elite
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04/23/06 - 08:39 PM
#4
i'd go for A-
even when you convert the suicide rate for higher SES-the suicide rate for female physicians is still higher than in general population.
achilles Forum Guru
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04/23/06 - 09:32 PM
#5
i was tempted to go for A too...i was confused between A and C as i remember Dr Steven saying both the options in his lectures. ___________________ " it's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up" " i have miles to go before i sleep "
Rasul Forum Guru
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04/24/06 - 12:10 PM
#6
Not sure, but I think it's A
yasmeen Forum Guru
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04/24/06 - 02:59 PM
#7
A
srf Forum Guru
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04/25/06 - 04:23 AM
#8
A IS CORRECT ___________________ life is reality without an eraser
AAAAA Forum Fanatic
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05/02/06 - 03:56 PM
#9
The answer is A
I went to the Board review and was shocked, shocked shocked to know this.
The famous Pedictrics Cardiothoracic surgeon from Boston killed herself !
O MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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frank100 Forum Guru
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08/08/06 - 10:27 AM
#10
A
juanma0 Forum Senior
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08/08/06 - 06:44 PM
#11
Just making sure i get this, this is successful suicide rate or attempted suicide rate? Big difference you know.
Surfer Forum Newbie
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08/13/06 - 09:58 AM
#12
Surfer wrote: I go for C, as far as I can remember it from Synopsis textbook of psychiatry, Anesthesiologists have the highest rate of suicide among physicians.
