Table 1

IMEs Involving Psychiatry from 2016 to 2020

Total CMPA Cases = 37,866 Total IMEs = 108
Physician profile (75 psychiatrists involved)81% were men (61/75)
65% were in practice >20 years (49/75)
69% had only 1 case in data set (52/75)
Type of legal concern88% regulatory body complaints (95/108)
12% Civil legal action (13/108)
Province56% Ontario (60/108)
25% Quebec (27/108)
19% Other (21/108)