Document Type : Letter(s) to the Editor
Authors
- Ali Hosseinzadeh Oskouei 1
- Mohammad Sadegh Zamani Zarchi 2
- Mandana Piryaei 3
- Hamid Yaghubi 4
- Jamal Shams 5
- Amir Sam Kianimoghadam 6
1 Taleghani Hospital Clinical Research Development Unit, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran
4 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
5 Behavioral Sciences research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Clinical Research Development Unit, Taleghani Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The issue of suicide among medical residents in Iran has received significant attention in recent years.
Keywords
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