Veterinarians+More+Likely+to+Commit+Suicide

Khuly, Patty. “Veterinarians More Likely to Commit Suicide.” //USA Today.// Web. 1 April 2010.

The article refers to the staggering statistics of how “veterinarians are four times as likely to commit suicide than the average person; twice as likely as our human healthcare counterparts. This gloomy stat was brought to you by a series of [|United Kingdom] studies conducted over the past few years, which culminated in a paper published just last week on the subject of //why//.” She goes on to ask the question why and how is it that veterinarians have the best job in the world being able to work with animals yet they are so depressed they end their own life. Nine risk factors are listed as the “best guesses” as to why a veterinarian or veterinary technician would even consider committing suicide. This is another great source to expose first hand experience dealing with the struggles of going through veterinary school and the stressors that lead to potential suicide. The author here is also a practicing veterinarian and mentions her colleagues committing suicide and her even having similar thoughts. She is hoping with writing similar articles and papers can in turn bring more awareness to the problem and brining more positive light into veterinary medicine. This will add a vital piece to explaining the different risk factors and bringing awareness.

Kristen Mueller