“*Content warning: This episode and caption discusses suicidal feelings*
Released in honor of National Physician Suicide Awareness day - a topic that is exceedingly important to bring attention to. We hope this episode helps de-stigmatize mental health struggles and suicidal ideation in medicine and medical training.
We were fortunate to chat with Dr. Chase Anderson about his personal struggles with mental health and how we can be better advocates for our colleagues to mitigate physician suicide. The power of vulnerability is strong!
Dr. Chase T. M. Anderson (but just call him Chase!) is currently a child and adolescent psychiatrist at University of California at San Francisco and graduated from adult psychiatry residency at The Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UCSF. He completed his undergraduate education in Chemistry at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master's in Biological Engineering at MIT as well, and is a graduate of The Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
His writing has appeared in WBUR/NPR, Scientific American, WonderMind, STAT News, The New England Journal of Medicine, and other news and journal outlets. In his free time, he enjoys going for long walks, listening to K-pop, reading fantasy books, playing soccer, writing, planning dinners with friends, and dreaming of how we can better the world together.
The depression rate among medical residents is 29% — while the rate among nonphysicians is 8%. Roughly 1 in 10 physicians report having suicidal thoughts. If you’re feeling this way - you’re not alone! Please reach out for help! #NPSAday
Suicide and Crisis Helpline: 988
Physician Support Line: 1-888-409-0141
National Alliance on Mental Illness Crisis Text Line: Text “SCRUBS” to 741741
Also check out Chase’s website:
https://www.chasetmanderson.com/
Credits:
Hosts: Lizzie Esselman and Julia Bast
Producer: Bejan Saeedi
Graphics and music: Whitney Gould
Created by Julia Bast, Lizzie Esselman, and Bejan Saeedi
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