Psychiatric Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 675-693

  Anfang, Stuart A ^a,b   Wall, Barry W ^c,d  

^a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Eleanor Slater Hospital   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGIC; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOCUMENTATION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746804992     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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