Forensic Psychiatry & Medicine ADA &
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The 'Disability Defense' to Loss of Medical Privileges"



"The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a physician who alleged his privileges were suspended because of discrimination on the basis of his Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) diagnosis stated claims under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Menkowitz v. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, No. 97-2041)." [Mental Health Law Reporter, Vol. 16, No. 11, November 1998:83]


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