Did you know that June 1st is a day devoted to raising awareness about doctor suicide by wearing “crazy socks” and posting photos on social media with hashtag #CrazySocks4Docs? Though the concept seems strange, the goal is to normalize conversations about doctors’ mental health. Please listen to my full podcast analysis here .
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Two days ago a beautiful young doctor jumped to her death beside her NYC hospital. A resident in the victim’s building writes:
“I first heard of this tragedy from your Facebook page. I am so disgusted by the silence. I am having a hard time understanding why there are not flowers by where she passed.
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Yesterday afternoon another young doctor jumped to her death in NYC. She landed at the entrance of the building where she lived.
Within less than an hour, I received the following emails about her. All published with permission.
“Hello Pamela, I am not a doctor,
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Article featured in The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune.
Five years ago today I was at a memorial. Another suicide. Our third doctor in 18 months.
Everyone kept whispering, “Why?”
I was determined to find out.
So I started counting dead doctors.
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
