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New Indian ExpressThe number is higher among female medicos — 2.5 times more likely than the general female population. According to a recent study published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry, as many as 358 doctors died by suicide in India between 2010 and 2019, including 125 medical students, 105 house surgeons, and 128 doctors. In Kerala, studies are being taken up under the aegis of the Indian Psychiatry Association and the Indian Medical Association, says Dr K Sudarshan, the chairman of IMA’s suicide prevention project for doctors. The issue of mental health in general spans a broad canvas and is a multi-dimensional topic, says Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, gastroenterologist and researcher and the past president of IMA Cochin. “We have a panel of 60 volunteers who are senior psychiatrists and are part of IMA’s project — Helping Hands — for ‘Emotional Well-being and Suicide Prevention’.
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