Impaired Practitioners. Psychologists' Opinions About Prevalence, and Proposals for Intervention

Licensed psychologists were surveyed about opinions toward "impaired practitioners." Academicians and practitioners (N = 167) were sampled. Results suggested (a) a significant proportion of psychologists were judged to be impaired; (b) the majority of respondents believed that impaired practitioners are a serious problem; (c) few psychologists were willing to refer impaired colleagues to a therapist or report them to a regulatory agency; (d) training in ethics was related to awareness, seeking help, offering help, and reporting colleagues to a regulatory agency; and (e) respondents overwhelmingly favored the least restrictive proposals for intervention. Implications for training and prevention are discussed.