ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Taweesin Visanuyothin

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Risk factors for suicide among Thai physicians.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: The 1st Asia Pacific Regional Conference of The International Association for Suicide Prevention (AISP), 6-8 October 2004, The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok Thailand, Page 47.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors related to the suicide in Thai physicians and prevention Methods: The study focused on 18 doctors who had committed suicide before January 2002, indentified by death certiticates and the report data from Thai Medical Vouncil. Consensus case reports were assembled by using the psychological autopsy method. Study methods included semi-structured and in - depth interviews of nest of kin and interviews of friends and medical or mental health services workers who had trated the suicide victims. Results: The sampke consisted of 18/ subjects (17 males, 1 female). Age range were 30-49 years old. Most victims were specialists (11 from 18;3 Gynecologists, 2 Psychiatrists, 2 Pediatricians, 2 Surgeons, 1 internal medicine and 1 radiologist) Methods of suicide: 6 Hanging, 5 gun shots and 5 Intravenous drug. Psychiatric disorders were found 11 from 18, depressive disorder was the most common. Interpersonal conflict and/or loss was the most common factors leding to suicide (6 from 18), the second was psychiatric problems and the third was work porblems. Conclusions: In assessing suicide risk a history of interpersonal conflicts and loss and the presence of co-morbid psychiatric and personality disorders are particularly important. the most important strategies for suicide prevention in Thai physicians are prevention, detection and management of psychiatric disorders especially depressive disorder and to encourage family supporting system.

Keywords: suicide, psychiatry, thai, physician impairment, suicide, psychological autopsy, depressive disorder, psychiatric, victim, depression

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2004

Address: Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry, Department of mental health, ministry of public health, Bangkok 10600

Code: 20040000103

ISSN/ISBN: -

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Paper.

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