Hays L R, Cheever T, Patel P
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40536, USA.
Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Apr;153(4):553-5. doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.4.553.
Studies examining suicide rates for medical students have yielded conflicting data. This article addresses medical student suicide from August 1989 through May 1994.
Telephone interviews were conducted with a representative from each U.S. medical school, generally the dean of student affairs. If a suicide had occurred, information regarding demographic characteristics, psychiatric or substance abuse history, means of suicide, month, and presence of a suicide note was obtained.
Responses were obtained from 101 (80%) of the 126 U.S. medical schools. Responding schools reported 15 suicides by medical students from August 1989 through May 1994. Fourteen were by men. Six suicides were committed during the third year of medical school, and four occurred during the fourth year. Six students left notes, and nine of 13 had psychiatric histories.
The results demonstrate a lower suicide rate than that found in previous studies and emphasize the need for standardized reporting methods.
关于医学生自杀率的研究得出了相互矛盾的数据。本文探讨了1989年8月至1994年5月期间医学生的自杀情况。
对美国每所医学院校的一名代表进行电话访谈，通常是学生事务主任。如果发生了自杀事件，会获取有关人口统计学特征、精神病史或药物滥用史、自杀方式、月份以及是否留有遗书等信息。
从126所美国医学院校中的101所（80%）获得了回复。回复的院校报告称，1989年8月至1994年5月期间有15名医学生自杀。其中14名是男性。6起自杀事件发生在医学院三年级，4起发生在四年级。6名学生留有遗书，13名中有9名有精神病史。
结果显示出自杀率低于先前研究中的水平，并强调了标准化报告方法的必要性。
