How are addicted physicians treated? A national survey of physician health programs

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  DuPont, Robert L ^a   McLellan, A Thomas ^b   Carr, Gary ^c   Gendel, Michael ^c   Skipper, Gregory E ^c  

^a Institute for Behavior and Health (IBH)   (United States)

^b TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Addiction treatment; Physicians' health programs; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LICENSING; LONG TERM CARE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; URINALYSIS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65849085038     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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