Mental health and veterinary medicine.

Study shows that one in 6 veterinarians have considered suicide. First mental health survey of U.S. veterinarians show that they are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders, experience bouts of depression, and have suicidal thoughts compared with the U.S. adult population. Specifically, these data suggest that nearly one in 10 U.S. veterinarians might experience serious psychological distress, and more than one in six might have contemplated suicide since graduation.More The question remains, why is veterinary medicine so “predisposed” to suicide? People with mental illness or suicidal thoughts frequently suffer more than they have to because they are afraid to speak up. That has to stop, nobody should have to suffer or die for fear of speaking out. There is nothing shameful about mental illness or suicide ,opined Dr. Justine Lee and Dr. Garret Pachtinger and they decided to run a suicide awareness programme to help, watch