Title

Under the stethoscope: Unveiling the surge for suicides and mental health concerns among medical professionals in India - A comprehensive literature review

Authors

Rajvi D. Chaudhary^1,*, Arpit Madhusudanbhai Jani², Shah Karan Kiritkumar², Meghna D. Chaudhary³, Dipesh G. Patel⁴ & Nehapriya Prakash⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of General Medicine, Nootan Medical College & Research Centre, Sankalchalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Psychiatry, Nootan Medical College & Research Centre, Sankalchalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; ³Environmental Health Safety Manager, Hologic, USA; ⁴Department of Forensic Medicine, Nootan Medical College & Research Centre, Sankalchalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; ⁵Department of General Medicine, Neha Prakash Hospital, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rajvi D. Chaudhary - E-mail: rajvee97@gmail.com
Arpit Madhusudanbhai Jani - E-mail: janiarpitm@gmail.com
Shah Karan Kiritkumar - E-mail: dr.karan.psychiatrist@gmail.com
Meghna D. Chaudhary - E-mail: meghnadc9@gmail.com
Dipesh G. Patel - E-mail: pateldipesh347@gmail.com
Nehapriya Prakash - E-mail: drnehaprakash88@gmail.com

Article Type

Review

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025

Abstract

Medical professionals in India are experiencing a sharp increase in burnout, depression, anxiety and suicide, especially among students, residents and physicians. Key contributors include academic pressure, long hours, poor support systems and mental health stigma. Anesthesiologists and female doctors are particularly vulnerable, with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening the crisis. Despite growing awareness, evidence-based interventions and safe disclosure mechanisms remain limited. Strengthening nationwide screening, a counseling and institutional mental health policy is urgently needed.

Keywords

Burnout, medical professionals, mental health, stigma, suicide

Citation

Chaudhary et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3931-3935 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.