ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: The Psychiatric Association of Thailand.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: A Study of the Death of Thai Psychiatrists

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Institute of Mental Health, Vol. 3, No 2, March-May 1995, Page 3-13

รายละเอียด / Details:

This research was aimed to study age and cause of death of Thai psychiatrists, and to compare its findings with those which were found in Thai doctors, Thai people and reports from other countries. It was found that 18 Thai psychiatrists (14 males, 4 females) died at age 36-84 (average 52.8) and the most cause of death was cancer. This was the same that found in Thai doctor but not for Thai people whose the highest cause of death was heart failure. Only one thai psychiatrist killed nimself by posion at age 39. This incidence was the same to report from other countries which stated that the majority of psychiatrisk killed themselves before age 40 and they had been suffering from depressive illness prior to committed suicide.

Keywords: Death of Thai Psychiatrists, psychiatrist, death, suicide

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1995

Address: The Psychiatric Association of Thailand.

Code: 0000433

ISSN/ISBN: 0858-6896

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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