San Francisco—Although often underestimated, suicide rates among physicians are higher than the general population, and according to experts, are exacerbated by a professional culture that tends to stigmatize mental illness beyond the extent seen in nonphysicians. Overcoming such stigma is the first step toward creating emotionally healthy workplaces that support, rather than frown upon, the emotional challenges that clinicians face on a daily basis.
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