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  • 26 - Impaired Physicians

  • from Part V - Ongoing and Future Research Directions
  • Edited by Steve Sussman, University of Southern California
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
    Published online:
    13 July 2020
    Print publication:
    06 August 2020, pp 326-332

  • Summary

    Substance use disorders affect physicians at a prevalence like the general population, yet they are difficult to detect and are inextricably linked to job dissatisfaction and burnout. Often physicians develop complex denial strategies and rationalizations, and shame and stigma prevent them from seeking help. However, when engaged in treatment and monitored through state-level Physicians Health Programs (PHPs), including long term monitoring and systems of accountability, approximately 80 percent will stay sober for and return to work in five years. This continuing care model with long-term monitoring and follow up, if adopted for the general population, may provide a paradigm shifting approach for the treatment of substance addictions, and might be extended to behavioral addictions.