title: [The prevalence of suicide ideas and their psychosocial backgrounds among physicians].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A growing body of evidence in the literature suggests that the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity including suicide is high among physicians. Suicidal ideas are the most important predictors of suicides and suicide attempts. The prevalence of suicidal ideas is higher among physicians compared to the general population. Our goal was to search the factors of suicidal ideas among Hungarian physicians on basis of nationwide representative survey, helping to elaborate prevention programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 298 female and 109 male physicians using questionnaires. 1,754 white-collar workers from a representative survey (Hungarostudy 2002) served as controls. Statistical analysis examined background factors of suicidal thoughts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that the prevalence of suicidal ideas among both female (20,3%) and male physicians (12,1%) was significantly higher than that in the respective control groups (12,3% - 7,6%). Female physicians also exhibited significantly higher prevalence of suicidal ideas (p=0.0058 és OR=1,901). Suicidal ideas were associated with work-related stress. Correlation analyses confirmed a significant relationship between high prevalence of suicidal ideas and long working hours (>8 hours), severe anxiety and work-related stress, and role conflict. Further examination of the background factors of suicidal thoughts may help to elaborate more effective health-prevention and conflict-dealing methods.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem AOK Magatartástudományi Intézet.
authors.forename: Zsuzsa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gyorffy
authors.forename: Szilvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adám
authors.forename: Csilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Csoboth
authors.forename: Mária
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013038:Specialization; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking