title: Disabled doctors: the insurance industry seeks a second opinion.
abstract: This article focuses on disability in the professional work force, especially among physicians, and includes a background on private disability insurance in the United States, a discussion of problems experienced by the insurance industry over the past few years, a review of relevant case law on private disability, and legal and clinical issues involved in performing independent medical evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007343:Insurance Carriers / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017149:Private Sector; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014481:United States