Clinical Study
Psychopathology and Suicide among Quebec Physicians: A Nested Case Control Study
Table 3
Selected associated characteristics.
| Variable | Physicians | Controls | | |
| Age, (years, median) | 50 | 49.5 | Gender, male | 80.6% | 80.6% | Ethnicity, white | 97.2% | 100.0% | Live with a partner | 51.6% | 31.4% | Pattern of recent problems: | | | Relationship | 38.9% | 75.0% | Physical health | 27.8% | 36.1% | Alcohol and drugs | 19.4% | 33.3% | Legal | 16.7% | 13.9% | Financial | 16.7% | 31.6% | Suicide warning | 19.4% | 44.4% | Suicide note | 33.3% | 38.9% | Past suicide attempts | 27.8% | 38.9% | Location of suicide: | | | Hospital | 5.6% | 2.8% | Home | 77.8% | 91.7% | Hotel | 11.1% | 0.0% | Other | 5.6% | 5.6% | Method of suicide: | | | Hanging | 41.7% | 50.0% | Poisoning (drugs) | 30.6% | 16.7% | Gas (carbon monoxide) | 8.3% | 8.3% | Firearm | 5.6% | 13.9% | Other | 13.9% | 11.1% |
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