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Identifying and Assisting the Impaired Physician

American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2001
An impaired physician is one unable to fulfill professional or personal responsibilities because of psychiatric illness, alcoholism, or drug dependency. Current estimates are that approximately 15% of physicians will be impaired at some point in their careers. Although physicians may not have higher rates of impairment compared with other professionals,
Eugene V Boisaubin, Ruth E Levine
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Impaired physicians

Postgraduate Medicine, 1980
Physicians addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs demonstrate characteristic behaviors in six areas of life. First they withdraw from community and family. Next they change jobs, often repeatedly. Then their physical status begins to deteriorate. Finally they can no longer function effectively at office or hospital. By learning the warning signs, those
G D, Talbott, E B, Benson
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Physician Impairment and Professionalism

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2012
W543 process, the loss of motor skills, or the excessive use or abuse of drugs, including alcohol.” In this article, we will focus primarily on impairment related to substance abuse, but many of these principles apply to other causes of impairment as well.
Richard B, Gunderman, Katie, Grogan
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The Impaired Physician

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983
I. Emotional Problems of Physicians: What Are They?.- 1. Emotional Problems of Physicians: Nature and Extent of Problems.- 2. What Is Different for Women Physicians?.- 3. Problems of Drug Addiction and Alcoholism among Physicians.- 4. Physician Suicide: The Psychiatrist's Role.- II. Medical School and the Impaired Physician.- 5.
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Identification of Physician Impairment

JAMA, 2013
When a critical event occurs in most high-risk industries (such as airlines, nuclear power, or railways), a detailed investigation examines a variety of system and individual factors (such as fatigue and substance abuse) that caused or contributed to the event. Directly involved individuals are commonly tested for alcohol and other drugs.
Julius Cuong, Pham   +2 more
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IMPAIRED PHYSICIANS

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993
The prevalence of chemical dependency among physicians in the United States is probably the same as for the general population, about 8% to 12%. Organized medicine has responded to this problem by establishing programs to help these impaired physicians.
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