COS 004: New Research On Vet Suicide Behavior - An interview w/ Dr. Tracy Witte

08/09/2019 36 min
COS 004: New Research On Vet Suicide Behavior - An interview w/ Dr. Tracy Witte

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of the Cone of Shame podcast, Dr. Andy Roark interviews Dr. Tracy Witte from Auburn University on her new publication in JAVMA.

Dr. Tracy Witte is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Auburn University, as well as a licensed psychologist. Her research is primarily focused on understanding and preventing suicidal behavior, with a line of work investigating suicide and other negative mental health outcomes in veterinarians, other vet professionals, and vet students.

You can find Dr. Witte's new publication here: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/full/10.2460/javma.255.5.595

You can about restricting access to lethal drugs inside veterinary clinics here: https://drandyroark.com/what-do-we-do-about-suicide/