Veterinary work is perceived as being stressful by over 80% of UK veterinary surgeons (Robinson & Hooker 2006) and the veterinary profession has a suicide rate four times that of the general population and twice that of doctors and dentists (Mellanby).

• Incidence of Suicide in the Veterinary Profession in England & Wales - R J Mellanby
  
  Richard Mellanby conducted the initial research into veterinary suicide and is involved in ongoing research.    He can be contacted at rmellanb@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
  
  
• University of Oxford's Centre for Suicide Research - Veterinary Surgeons
  
  
• In Practice article written by a partner in a practice where a member of staff committed suicide: 
  Dealing with Suicide in A Practice
  
  
• Podcast of talk given by veterinary wellbeing researchers at BVA Congress 2009
  It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet:  Suicide and Depression in the Veterinary Profession.  
  
  
• Vet Record article March 2010 - Veterinary Surgeons & Suicide: A Structured Review - D J Bartram, D.S. Baldwin