PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - BW Wall AU - KL Appelbaum TI - Disabled doctors: the insurance industry seeks a second opinion DP - 1998 Mar 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 7--19 VI - 26 IP - 1 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/7.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/7.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1998 Mar 01; 26 AB - 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.