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By Stephen C. Scheiber (auth.), Stephen C. Scheiber, Brian B. Doyle (eds.)
The Oath of Hippocrates, administered to generations of physicians as they embark on their occupation, starts off: "I will glance upon him who shall have taught me this artwork while considered one of my mom and dad. i'm going to proportion my substance with him, and that i will provide his prerequisites, if he be in desire. " regardless of that solemn promise, now we have too frequently neglected or overlooked the health professional in hassle. whether lets set aside the human matters of 1 medical professional for an impaired colleague (can our occupation actually allow that?), we needs to concede that our society can in poor health have enough money it. This e-book, which has been assembled and edited via Stephen C. Scheiber and Brian B. Doyle, could be a lifesaver for the healthcare professional in hassle and should be a wellbeing and fitness saver for the inhabitants of our kingdom. A land which decried the shortcoming of physicians 1 / 4 century in the past and spent the enormous assets to double the variety of graduates in medication, can't enable a 10th of all medical professionals to be out of fee. that will be a wide, and for the main half preventable, addition to the price of overall healthiness care in the United States. during this publication, Scheiber and Doyle have amassed the services of many psychiatrists who're familiar with the impaired physi cian.
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N Engl / Med 285:201-203, 1971. 3 Problems of Drug Addiction and Alcoholism among Physicians THOMAS G. WEBSTER Problems of addiction and alcoholism among physicians now merit the most concerted special action by physicians individually and collectively. Physicians are at much higher risk than the general population, particularly for narcotic and sedative addiction. Despite a relatively high incidence, the numbers involved are sufficiently small to warrant a concerted focus and action. Prevention, earlier intervention, and more effective rehabilitation are demonstrably feasible and await more intensive implementation.
The total loss of resources to their communities and the cost to the public is large. In addition to reported cases of physician drug addiction and alcoholism, an estimated 15,000 undetected or unreported cases also exist among physicians in the United States. Based on available studies, and if earlier estimates are unmodified, 1 of 10 physicians will become dependent on psychoactive drugs or alcohol sufficient to impair the practice of medicine at some time during their careers. One of 100 physicians will become narcotic addicts at some time during their careers, and 1 of 10 physician addicts or alcoholics will commit suicide.!
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