The death of Lorna Breen, MD, FAEP, the New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital clinician who took her own life in April 2020, drew new attention to physician suicide, and led to an act of legislation that bears her name.
According to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, the act “aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals.”
A February article in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care reported that 26 health care professionals have died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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