Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:437-440
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Sued and nonsued physicians' self-reported reactions to malpractice litigation
SC Charles, JR Wilbert and KJ Franke
To assess the impact of malpractice litigation on physicians' personal and
professional lives, the authors surveyed a random sample of the Chicago
Medical Society membership. Although both sued and nonsued physicians
reported changes in professional behavior and emotional reactions to both
the threat and actuality of litigation, sued physicians reported
significantly more symptoms than nonsued physicians. Significantly more of
them reported that they were likely to stop seeing certain types of
patients, think of retiring early, and discourage their children from
entering medicine. Malpractice litigation may affect not only physicians'
personal and professional lives but also the delivery of health care.
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