A recent study indicates that musicians face one of the highest suicide rates among all occupational groups due to various pressures, including constant touring, performance anxiety, and financial instability. Dr. George Musgrave, a co-author of the study, asserts that the music industry is dangerously unsafe, with suicide rates significantly higher than average for both men and women. The research highlights the urgent need for the industry to address these mental health challenges to improve the well-being and safety of its artists.
Musicians have one of the highest suicide rates globally due to challenges like intense touring, performance anxiety, and low earnings, posing a significant danger in the industry.
Dr. George Musgrave highlighted the alarming statistics, emphasizing that the music industry exhibits a dangerously high level of mortality that should not be tolerated.
The data revealed that musicians in England suffered the fourth highest suicide rates among occupational groups, underscoring a troubling trend that desperately needs addressing.
In the US, the arts and entertainment field saw the highest female suicide rate across occupational groups, with men's rates also alarmingly high, approximately ten times the national average.
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