"Physician Impairment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physician's inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to the patient due to the physician's disability. Common causes include alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, and senility.
| Descriptor ID |
D010815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524.528.500 N03.706.535.606.528.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Impairment- Physician Impairment
- Impairment, Physician
- Impairments, Physician
- Physician Impairments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Impairment" by people in Profiles.
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"Physician Wellness" as Published in Academic Psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 04; 41(2):155-158.
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Treatment of Depression in Voluntary Versus Mandated Physicians. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2015 Dec; 43(4):476-82.
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From colleague to patient: ethical challenges in integrated primary care. Fam Syst Health. 2013 Mar; 31(1):41-8.
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The question of an impaired surgeon dilemma. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Dec; 56(6):1761-2.
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Prevalence of alcohol use disorders among American surgeons. Arch Surg. 2012 Feb; 147(2):168-74.
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Substance abuse among surgeons: the perils of losing your credentials. Arch Surg. 2011 Nov; 146(11):1291-2.
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The aging physician with cognitive impairment: approaches to oversight, prevention, and remediation. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Jun; 17(6):445-54.
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Who should protect the public against bad doctors? J Vasc Surg. 2005 May; 41(5):907-10.
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Occupational exposure and addictions for physicians: case studies and theoretical implications. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2004 Dec; 27(4):745-53.
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An impaired physician with complex comorbidity. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 May; 160(5):850-4.