Psychiatrically impaired medical practitioners: Better care to reduce harm and life impact, with special reference to impaired psychiatrists

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-18

  Rosen, Alan ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^b   Randal, Patte ^c   Pethebridge, Andrew ^d   Codyre, David ^e   Barton, David ^f   Norrie, Peter ^g   McGeorge, Peter ^b   Rose, Lynette ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^c Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Psychiatrist Procare Psychological Services   (New Zealand)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g Australian Capital Territory Mental Health Services   (Australia)

^h University of Wollongong ^*

Author keywords

Impaired medical practitioner; Mental illness; Risk; Stigma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONVALESCENCE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY CONFLICT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTORS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRY; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIALTY BOARDS; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 58149482239     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560802579526     Document Type: Review

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