https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2019.8649
Physician-friendly states for mental health: A comparison of medical licensing boards
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Published: 22 December 2019
Accepted: 6 January 2020
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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 for physician mental health.
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Wible, Pamela, and Arianna Palermini. 2019. “Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Boards”. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare 3 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2019.8649.
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