A qualitative analysis of the barriers and facilitators to physicians and trainees seeking help for suicidality
Intense pressures to achieve in medicine discourage physicians from acknowledging distress and seeking help, but role modelling of seeking help can attenuate the stigma. Understanding these intersecting factors can inform changes needed to develop targeted suicide prevention strategies for physicians and promote physician well-being.
Authors
- David S. Goldbloom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6912-7750)
- Sharon R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-1787)
- Juveria Zaheer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-8078)
- Maria Athina Martimianakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2531-3156)
- Javeed Sukhera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8146-4947)
- Erene Stergiopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8039-872X)
- An Yi (Annie) Yu
Institutions
- Hartford Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.250200
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00