Background: The elevated risk of suicide in veterinarians is still not well understood, but euthanasia distress and increased fearlessness about death (FAD) have been discussed as specific risk factors. Aims: We investigated German veterinarians to test whether FAD is increased compared with the general population, whether FAD is associated with euthanasia distress, and whether there are differences between different fields in veterinary medicine. Methods: German veterinarians were assessed via self-report instruments and compared with a representative general population sample. There was no difference in FAD. Lower euthanasia distress was significantly associated with higher FAD. Limitations: Although we were able to recruit a large sample of veterinarians, the generalizability is limited by the voluntary nature of participation and the related risk of bias. Results: There was no difference in FAD. Lower euthanasia distress was significantly associated with higher FAD. Conclusion: Although lower euthanasia distress as an indicator of habituation to euthanasia is associated with higher FAD, one cannot assume that increased FAD in veterinarians is a specific risk factor for suicidality in veterinarians.

中文翻译：

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德国兽医的安乐死痛苦和对死亡的无畏。

背景：兽医的自杀风险升高尚不清楚，但安乐死痛苦和对死亡的无所畏惧 (FAD) 已被讨论为特定的风险因素。目的：我们调查了德国兽医，以测试 FAD 与一般人群相比是否增加，FAD 是否与安乐死困扰有关，以及兽医学不同领域之间是否存在差异。方法：德国兽医通过自我报告工具进行评估，并与具有代表性的一般人群样本进行比较。FAD 没有区别。较低的安乐死痛苦与较高的 FAD 显着相关。局限性：虽然我们能够招募到大量的兽医样本，普遍性受到参与的自愿性质和相关的偏见风险的限制。结果：FAD 没有差异。较低的安乐死痛苦与较高的 FAD 显着相关。结论：虽然作为安乐死习惯性指标的安乐死痛苦较低与较高的 FAD 相关，但不能假设兽医的 FAD 增加是兽医自杀的特定风险因素。