Description: Fitness-For-Duty Evaluations are provided by David Lipsig, MD, psychiatrist, board certified in General and Forensic Psychiatry and providing the highest quality of psychiatric services in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 1 in 5 adults suffer from a mental illness in the United States. Furthermore, approximately 5% of adults suffer from a serious mental illness which results in significant functional impairment. The number of individuals with a diagnosable mental illness, as well as individuals under psychological stress that can interfere with functioning, is staggering. Psychiatric issues (whether in the form of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, malada
Once an employee's problematic behavior is identified, the issue often lands on the desk of the school administrator, HR department or employer. This can be a real challenge in order to evaluate one's own employee in regard to their problematic behavior. A number of issues arise including: Will the employee be honest with the HR department or employer? Is it fair to ask the employee personal questions to assess the behavior? Can the employer or HR department be truly objective when evaluating their own empl
A psychiatric FFDE serves multiple purposes: