Suicide among doctors--a foresight for future

Suicide is the act of intentionally leads one's own death. Para suicide is apparent attempted suicides without the actual intention of killing oneself.Doctors who commit suicide don’t want to die, but to end their pain. World’s largest numbers of doctors are in India. Medical profession is considered as more stressful, but mental health is still a subject of taboo in medical profession in Indian context. Doctors have higher suicide risk, 2.5 times more than the general population. The stress starts in medical school and continues in residency with the high demands, competitiveness, long hours, and lack of sleep. This may contribute to substance abuse, another risk factor for suicide. This high stress is made worse by dwindling healthcare resources and residency positions. Openly discussing suicide as an illness helps to "bring it out of the darkness" and shed the stigma shadowing this problem.