Characteristics of physicians presenting for assessment at a behavioral health center

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-73

  McGovern, Mark P ^a,b   Angres, Daniel H ^a   Leon, Scott ^a,b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction and physicians; Impaired physician; Physician health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033847061     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v19n02_05     Document Type: Article

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