I recently had a chance to speak to State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate’s incoming residents and fellows about well-being and self-care. These women and men join our complement of more than…
BLOG: This piece is a departure from my usual missives on physician health and suicide. I want to share an experience I’m sure many readers have had, perhaps in a different form
BLOG: September 17, 2018 was designated as the first National Physician Suicide Awareness Day in this country. All of us in the mental health community can be grateful for the pioneering and hard…
BLOG: Over the last few weeks, despite so much turmoil and unsettling polarization in our country and around the world, I’ve been struck by the number of times the word “kindness” has brightened my…
BLOG: Four women who have been bereaved by the loss of a physician loved one to suicide shared their stories at a recent workshop. They were gripping, heartfelt, moving and evocative.
BLOG: My husband and I have just returned from a gay cruise in the Caribbean. I want to share some observations with readers of this blog, especially those who treat gay physicians.
BLOG: Although the figures are old, data showing that women physicians die by suicide at rates 2.27 times that of women in general are very puzzling—and disturbing.
