PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 674-680 , July 2009

Your Opinion Please, Doctor: Is Your Patient Unable to Work in Any Capacity?

  • Kristi L. Kirschner, MD (Feature Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: K.L.K.
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  • Steve R. Geiringer, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • RIM Westland Center, Westland, MI‡
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  • Vilia Tarvydas, PhD, LMHC, CRC (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa, the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation, Iowa City, IA§
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  • Pamela Capraro, MS, CRD, LCPC (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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  • Rebecca Brashler, LCSW (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Care Management & Family Support, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL∥
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  • Walter S. Davis, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA#
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  • Thomas Yates, JD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Health & Disability Advocates, Chicago, IL⁎⁎

References 

    Feature Editor Introduction
  1. Jonsen A, Toulmin S. The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press; 1990;
    Commentary from Vilia Tarvydas, PhD, LMHC, CRC
  1. Tarvydas VM, Cottone RR. Ethical responses to legislative, organizational, and economic dynamics: A four level model of ethical practice. J Appl Rehab Counsel. 1991;22:11–18
  2. Schriner K. Disability studies perspective on employment issues and policies for disabled people: An international view. In:  Albrecht GL,  Seelman KD,  Bury M editor. Handbook of Disability Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2001;p. 642–662
    Commentary from Rebecca Brashler, LCSW, and Pamela Capraro, MS, CRD, LCPC
  1. Taylor Sunny. “The Right Not to Work: Power and Disability,” March 2004. http://monthlyreview.org/0304taylor.htmAccessed June 1, 2009
  2. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, April 2006. http://www.state.il.us/agency/IIC/Accessed June 1, 2009

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PII: S1934-1482(09)00548-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.05.016

PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 674-680 , July 2009

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