Suicidal ideation and burnout among psychiatric trainees in Japan.
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12
Pagination
935 - 937
DOI
10.1111/eip.12466
Journal
Early Interv Psychiatry
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AIM: Burnout is a psychological condition that may occur in all workers after being exposed to excessive work-related stresses. We investigated suicidal ideation and burnout among Japanese psychiatric trainees as a part of the Burnout Syndrome Study (BoSS) International. METHODS: In the Japanese branch, 91 trainees fully completed suicide ideation and behaviour questionnaire (SIBQ) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS). RESULTS: Passive suicidal ideation was reported by 38.5% of Japanese trainees and 22.0% of them had experienced active suicidal ideation. The burnout rate among Japanese subjects was 40.0%. These results were worse compared to the all 1980 trainees who fully completed the main outcome measure in BoSS International, 25.9%, 20.4% and 36.7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest a higher risk of suicide among Japanese residents. Japan has a higher suicide rate than other countries. Early detection of, and appropriate intervention for, suicidal ideation is important in preventing suicide in psychiatry residents.
Authors
Tateno, M; Jovanović, N; Beezhold, J; Uehara-Aoyama, K; Umene-Nakano, W; Nakamae, T; Uchida, N; Hashimoto, N; Kikuchi, S; Wake, YCollections
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