The prevalence of substance use disorders in American physicians

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-38

  Oreskovich, Michael R ^a   Shanafelt, Tait ^b   Dyrbye, Lotte N ^b   Tan, Litjen ^c   Sotile, Wayne ^d   Satele, Daniel ^b   West, Colin P ^b   Sloan, Jeff ^b   Boone, Sonja ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Immunization Action Coalition   (United States)

^d AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREER; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; COMPLICATION; MALPRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961289245     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12173     Document Type: Article

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