Nurses and health care support workers at higher risk of suicide, study finds
Nurses and health care support workers have a higher risk of suicide than the general population, a new study finds.
Jobs in health care are known to be challenging for workers’ mental health. But the mental health toll can be especially burdensome for registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers, who are at a higher risk of suicide compared to the general population, according to a study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association that looked at a nationally representative cohort of about 1.84 million employed people (both within the health care field and outside) observed from 2008 to 2019.
While other research has examined the incidence of mental health issues and suicide risk among physicians, the same isn’t necessarily true of other health care professions.
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