A National Analysis of Medical Licensure Applications

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Table 1

Initial Registration Application Questions on Mental Health*

Year	1993^† (N = 63)	1996^† (N = 66)	1998^‡ (N = 48)	2006 (N = 52)
Any questions	76 (48)	80 (53)	85 (41)	87 (45)
Functional impairment	42 (20)	75 (40)	83 (34)	91 (41)
Current functional impairment	—	—	39 (16)	18 (8)
Ever had history of functional impairment	—	—	22 (9)	36 (16)
Any history of treatment	—	—	10 (4)	56 (25)
Any history of hospitalization	—	—	2 (1)	24 (11)
Specific question on diagnoses of bipolar disorder or psychotic illness	—	—	12 (6)	16 (7)
Specific question on diagnoses of pedophilia/exhibitionism/voyeurism	—	—	16 (7)	20 (9)

Table 2

Initial Registration Application Questions on Substance Use*

Year	1993^† (N = 63)	1996^† (N = 66)	1998^‡ (N = 48)	2006 (N = 52)
Any questions	83 (52)	94 (62)	90 (43)	90 (47)
Asks about functional impairment	—	32 (20)	77 (33)	89 (42)
Current functional impairment	—	—	26 (11)	15 (7)
Ever had history of functional impairment	—	—	12 (5)	66 (31)
Any history of hospitalization	—	—	0 (0)	17 (8)

Table 3

Renewal Application Questions on Mental Health or Substance Use*†

Year	1993^‡ (N = 54)	1996^‡ (N = 64)	2006 (N = 50)
Any questions on mental illness	44 (25)	(30) 47	(39) 78
Any questions on substance use	43 (23)	(35) 55	(40) 80
Of those that ask about mental health or substance use, how many ask about:
Functional impairment from mental illness	60 (15)	90 (27)	85 (33)
Functional impairment from substance use	—	44 (15)	85 (34)