Hospitals work to help doctors struggling with mental health issues
An estimated 300 to 400 doctors die by suicide every year Share Updated: 6:32 PM CST Mar 2, 2021
An estimated 300 to 400 doctors die by suicide every year Share Updated: 6:32 PM CST Mar 2, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: LONG BEFORE DR. JENNIFER VILLWOCK GOT IN MEDICINE. THERE WERE SEVERE FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION. FOR SO MANY DOCTORS TODAY THEY ARE GREAT CARING FOR PATIENTS, BUT NOT FOR THEMSELVES. I LITERALLY SLEPT ON A FRIEND’S COUCH FOR SIX MONTHS AND I REMEMBER HER SAYING I WILL TELL YOU EVERY DAY THAT YOU’ GOING TO BE OK UNTIL IT IS TRUE. REPORTER: SHE’S AN EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALIST WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM. SHE WROTE ABOUT THE STRUGGLE THAT COMES WITH THE JOB THREE YEARS AGO. DID THAT HELP? REPORTER BUT THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE THE STRUGGLE HARDER AND FOR TOO MANY IT IS TOO MUCH AN ESTIMATED 300 TO 400 DOCTORS DIED BY SUICIDE EVER