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Physician Suicide-Reply
Kay A. Bauman, MD, MPH
University of Hawaii Mililani
Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(4):198.
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In reply
I thank Dr Eilers for her courage in sharing her story. I was in academic family medicine at the time of my husband's unexpected and untimely death by suicide and I received excellent support in my recovery. This experience, plus the fact that family physicians take care of so many depressed patients, led me to believe family practitioners would provide an understanding and supportive environment for physicians like Dr Eilers. This may not be the case.
As I reflect now, I realize that people in general, not just physicians, are finally learning how to respond to a person who has had a loved one die. They can say, "I'm so sorry!" or even, "I just don't know what to say," and include a warm handshake or a quick hug. Faced with a colleague with a mental illness, physicians can be at even more of a loss for words. Instead of
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