Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards

Do medical boards undermine physician mental health by breaching physician confidentiality and privacy? We analyze the initial medical licensing process in each state to determine if qualified applicants who report mental illness experience discrimination. We then identify the most favorable states...

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Main Authors: Pamela Wible, Arianna Palermini
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-12-01
Series:Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/qrmh/article/view/8649
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spelling doaj-art-196b9fb348c14feab767ce86f5b2aee12025-08-20T03:58:07ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare2532-20442019-12-013310.4081/qrmh.2019.8649Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing BoardsPamela Wible0Arianna Palermini1Ideal Medical Care, Eugene, ORMedical studentDo medical boards undermine physician mental health by breaching physician confidentiality and privacy? We analyze the initial medical licensing process in each state to determine if qualified applicants who report mental illness experience discrimination. We then identify the most favorable states for physician mental health.https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/qrmh/article/view/8649physician mental healthphysician suicidephysician depressionmedical boardsphysician health programs
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Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
physician mental health
physician suicide
physician depression
medical boards
physician health programs
title Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
title_full Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
title_fullStr Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
title_full_unstemmed Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
title_short Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards
title_sort physician friendly states for mental health a comparison of medical licensing boards
topic physician mental health
physician suicide
physician depression
medical boards
physician health programs
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