Sentences with phrase «physicians die by suicide»

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In a research article, Flett and his co-authors Professor Paul Hewitt of the University of British Columbia and Professor Marnin Heisel of Western University note that physicians, lawyers and architects, whose occupations emphasize on precision, and also those in leadership roles are at higher risk for perfectionism - related suicide, citing the recent cases of prominent perfectionists who died by suicide.

As of 1995, approximately 3,700 persons died in the Netherlands each year by physician - assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, with an additional 1,000 persons dying from involuntary euthanasia, which is forbidden under the Dutch practices and laws.