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To the Editor: In her Perspective article concerning physician suicide, Schernhammer (June 16 issue)¹ states that "there are few interventions in place to help prevent suicide among physicians." In fact, there are organized physician health programs currently available in virtually every area of the country. Many are branches of state medical societies, some are loosely affiliated with licensing boards, and a few are independent. Although originally these programs dealt primarily with issues of substance abuse, now to varying degrees they also involve the treatment of physicians with depression, disruptive behavior, and other problems. Such programs offer confidential treatment (consistent with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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