title: Nine years experience with chemically dependent physicians: the New Jersey experience.
abstract: Few studies have been able to retroactively evaluate the effectiveness of treating chemically dependent physicians. This paper provides an overview of the Physicians' Health Program of the Medical Society of New Jersey; details the current status of physicians treated for chemical dependency from 1982 to 1990; lists the perceived reasons for successful recovery; and identifies the needs for the future.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Reading
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009515:New Jersey; D010815:Physician Impairment; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012008:Recurrence; D012955:Societies, Medical; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy