Chefs have it rough. The pressure can be intense in a working kitchen. The hours are long, and top chefs can be bullies. These, a new study says, are the reasons so many chefs commit suicide.

The study is the first to group suicides by profession in Scotland, where suicide is high overall.

From the Times Online:

"The statistics have emerged in the wake of the high-profile suicide three years ago of Bernard Loiseau [pictured], one of France’s leading chefs. Loiseau shot himself after his restaurant, La Côte d’Or in Burgundy, lost two marks in the highly regarded Gault Millau guide. It was claimed that rumours that the establishment might lose a Michelin star pushed him over the edge."

Georges Perrier, make that therapy appointment now—before it's too late.