Mental health Raising awareness of depressed physicians in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month I didn’t fully understand the severity of depression and suicidal ideation among my fellow peers until I realized that I was depressed myself. Sept. 1, 2022ThursdaySeptember 2022 issue Burnout Vania Manipod, DO Vania Manipod, DO, is the Editor In Chief of The DO and an AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist practicing in Orange County, California. Contact Dr. Manipod
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Since my start as the first DO subspecialist in SW Florida Collier County, I had my 8th colleague decide that suicide was an option for them. For the first time, it made national news which was a change from prior. I concur we are not doing much to stem the tide of such loss.D Sep. 16, 2022, at 2:58 pm Reply
Thank you for your comment Dr. Lindner. It’s always heartbreaking and devastating to endure one loss, but the loss of 8 colleagues? This is not okay. It is absolutely critical that more must be done. Vania Sep. 21, 2022, at 1:18 pm Reply