About suicidal risks of medical students

The article presents theoretical statements which were used as a basis for the empirical research of suicidal risks. The article focuses on the results of the research of suicidal risks among medical students at different stages of their education (and different stages of their professionalism). «The Inquiry of Suicidal Risk» by A.G. Shmeliov has shown significant differences between the groups on the following diagnostic subscales: «demonstrativeness», «affectivity», «uniqueness», «ineptitude», «social pessimism», «time perspective», «anti-suicidal factor». The article presents a comparative analysis of suicidal risk rates among students of stomatological, therapeutic and pediatric departments.