Outcomes of a monitoring program for physicians with mental and behavioral health problems

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Knight, John R ^a   Sanchez, Luis T ^b   Sherritt, Lon ^a   Bresnahan, Linda R ^b   Fromson, John A ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Medical Society   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Impaired physician; Mental disorders; Substance use disorders; Women physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LICENSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33846434460     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200701000-00004     Document Type: Article

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