A recent review on vets has revealed that the likelihood of committing suicide in the vets is four times greater than that in general people and two times more than in healthcare professionals.

The researchers have claimed that the findings of this review are applicable to the vets all over the world and not just those from UK.

The study suggests that exposure to euthanasia in animals, and "suicide contagion", developed due to high exposure to suicides committed by colleagues can be the major contributing factors.

The authors examined the suicide risks in vets and other occupations, relating them to general population. The study indicates that there is a complicated dominance of a number of contributing factors in a veterinary career.

The factors include the attitude of high academic go-getters joining the profession, like neuroticism, conscientiousness, and perfectionism, with each being a supporting factor for suicidal attempts.

The veterinary profession undertakes long working hours, robust psychological stability with poor managerial support and heavy expectation from the customers. Also, the vets are mostly found in socially isolated state due as their profession demands it.

These factors equally add to the suicidal circumstances.