title: Point of view: alcoholic physicians in Israel.
abstract: Data on alcohol drinking habits among medical students and levels of alcoholism in the general population imply that there are a significant number of alcoholic physicians in Israel. The tendency of the alcoholic doctor to conceal, the tendency of colleagues to deny and protect, and the inadequate education on the effects and consequences of alcohol dependence among physicians in Israel are presented as explanations for the absence of reporting of this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Israel Society for the Prevention of Alcoholism, Ramat Gan Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology