The number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is
800-273-8255.
You can also text "ITSOK" to 741741.
Attention physicians: Your Job Is Not Worth Dying For.
This is the key message from the Illinois Psychiatric Society (IPS) in a campaign to reach out to physicians who may be depressed or even suicidal.
According to new research reported by Medscape, physicians in the United States have the
highest suicide rate of any profession.
Learn more by accessing
IPS’ Suicide Prevention web page, which offers numerous resources including finding treatment and self-assessment tools.
If you are depressed, especially if you are suicidal, please reach out. Help is available.
ISMS also offers an on-demand course, How Work-Life Balance Predicts Burnout; CME available.