AMSA Supports Confidential Treatment Programs for Physician's with Mental…

Jan 03, 2008

Mental illness is a chronic disease and all patients deserve the same privacy rights," states Dr. Michael Ehlert, AMSA National President. "To treat physician's differently is discriminatory. Such discriminatory treatment is perpetuated by stigma in society regarding persons with mental illness. Patients need to be diagnosed and treated in a timely and fair manner."