Thread by @LifeandPICU

1/ TW: Suicide

September is #WomeninMedicine and #SuicidePreventionAwarenessMonth. Female physicians continue to have a significantly higher suicide completion rate than the general population.

@AMWADoctors @WIMSummit @500WIM @AMWAStudents @AmerAcadPeds @acgme @APPDconnect

2/ One of the first steps toward ⬇️this is eliminating the #shame culture in medicine that keeps so many people suffering in silence when they experience #depression.

3/ Last month, I shared my story of #depression and passive thoughts of suicide during my Grand Rounds. I expected people to relate, but I didn't expect a trainee to share that their #WomeninMedicine trainee friend had died by suicide two days earlier.

https://twitter.com/LifeandPICU/status/1559544706962493440?s=20&t=A_RoW0gfc001LwPo_1j4Pg

4/ 1/3 of first year trainees experience symptoms of #depression regardless of specialty. If you are a leader in #MedEd, it is imperative to monitor and screen your trainees for mental health disturbances. My depression went unrecognized for months as I remained high-functioning.

5/ If you want to know how you can play a role in #Suicide prevention, @NAMICommunicate is holding a Twitter chat today at 2 PM ET.

https://twitter.com/NAMICommunicate/status/1565323659371233280?s=20&t=3NUP047RIQFYeIpu-HLRcQ

#MedEd #BeThere #suicidepreventionawarenessmonth
#WomeninMedicine

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