Summary:
One of the causes of stress among resident doctors was seeing patients dying or those on the verge of dying. There have been three suicides in the PGIMER of resident doctors since 2016. “Dealing with people dying or those close to death puts a lot of burden and emotional stress on the doctors and many of them break down. Doctors dealing with such cases more frequently should not be posted in such areas for long. But in a rare move, the Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh started an inhouse 24X7 crisis helpline after two resident doctors killed themselves in 2016.An analysis of the helpline calls reveals something not commonly heard..