technical skill, proper diagnoses, and little room for mistakes.
Many vets work long hours and are constantly subjected to seeing animals put to sleep, which may detrimentally affect their emotional well-being. This may lead to feelings of depression and emotional stress.
Many veterinarians may also feel like they are taking optimal care of themselves and don’t need to seek treatment if they suffer from a mental illness. The likelihood of a veterinarian committing suicide is 1.54.
3. Police Officers
When most people think of police officers, they think of upstanding citizens that are in great mental and physical health. However, enforcing the law is often very stressful and requires a significant amount of work. Many police officers work overtime and depending on their assigned duties, they may become more stressed than average people.
Police officers are nearly two-fold more likely to become depressed than people working other occupations. Because of the stressful nature of their job, police officers are also less likely to get adequate sleep. Most police officers get under six hours of sleep.
The odds of a police officer committing suicide are 1.54. Women and Black men have higher suicide rates than white males. Suicide rates for female police officers are approximately 2.03 times that of the average population, while Black male police officers are approximately 2.55 times your average worker.
2. Dentists
When was the last time you were truly happy to go to the dentist? Not many people can say that they were. A dentist’s suicide rate is 1.67 times higher than the American average.
Being a dentist brings with it long hours, reluctant and difficult patients, and not a strong guarantee of success or stability. Because of this,