Divorce among doctors isn't as common as you think, study finds

Long hours, a demanding schedule and high-stress day-to-day work for doctors probably means higher divorce rates, right? Well, divorce among physicians isn't as common as it is for some other professionals, according to a new study published online this week in the journal The BMJ. Researchers analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data found that physicians were less likely to divorce than dentists, health-care executives and nurses. The researchers also found divorce was less common among physicians than lawyers, who are comparable to physicians in income and education. Only pharmacists had lower rates.