RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Disabled doctors: the insurance industry seeks a second opinion JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 7 OP 19 VO 26 IS 1 A1 BW Wall A1 KL Appelbaum YR 1998 UL http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/7.abstract 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.