Physician Suicide—Reflections on Relevance and Resilience

Physician burnout and suicide are a grim reality in health care, with the physician suicide rate 2-fold that of the general public and the highest among any US profession.¹ In fact, a 2019 survey of more than 15 000 physicians revealed that, among physicians with depression, more than 20% thought about suicide and nearly 40% did not seek help.²