Medical students' insight on suicidal ideation [Letter]

Zabreen Ahmed,1 Kosar Hashemzadeh,1 Maaz A Khan21Second Faculty of Medicine, English Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England CB2 1TA, USAAs medical students, we found 'Suicidal ideation in medical students: recentinsights' interesting to read. Based on this article, we propose suggestions for thenext systematic review.2Concerning the associated factors contributing to suicidal ideation (SI) inmedical students we can only infer the ranking from the order in which they arementioned. Hence, these claims could be substantiated with the percentages foreach.We agree with the author that there is a correlation between stigma and theunder-treatment of SI. Rivera-Segarra et al, 20183 suggest educating the medicalstudents about stigma, which could prove beneficial for both students and theirfuture patients. Of those who completed suicide, at least 50% contacted theirphysicians in the preceding month. Moreover, stigma can also co-exist with nondisclosureof SI; in the male medical student population, a greater suicide stigmawas observed.3View the original paperCoentre and Góis.