T4C -- why don't you just remove the post?
I believe only 15% of psychotropics are prescribed by psychiatrists.....the remaining 85% is done by GP/FP/NP/PA's. I can look up the study later this week, but that is the common % cited. Many FP/GP/NP/PA's get their information from the drug reps. They are put in a really tough position because they are stuck either prescribing something to their patient right then.....or referring to a psychiatrist who may or may not be available, and who the patient may or may not go to see. This is *why* this training makes sense....it is specialized training for someone who will have regular access to the patient.
MO bill was killed 5/16/08 in senate.
therapist4change- how are you completing the nova southeastern master's already? Correct me if I am wrong, but don't most psychopharm degrees require that you have a doctorate AND be licensed?
How are some doing this while on internship?
Definitely paraphrased, and the background training of the clinical psychologists also offers additional benefits above PA training, particularly in regard to diagnosing, assessing, and working with pathology. Meds management is merely one tool that was being utilized by the prescribing psychologists.
Are you referring to the DoD 10 or subsequent Rx psychologists? It appears that the DoD 10's training was much more comprehensive than the current Rx training available to psychologists.
so im sitting in my clinical psy class, and my teacher tells me that psychologists have the abilitiy to now participate in psychopharmocology. is this true??? (i havent read all of these posts, sorry if it is repeating)
so im sitting in my clinical psy class, and my teacher tells me that psychologists have the abilitiy to now participate in psychopharmocology. is this true??? (i havent read all of these posts, sorry if it is repeating)
...well if a pt needs medication mgmt they will always refer to a psychiatrist.
Psychotropic medications are very dangerous. Just about every single one has a black box warning. If psychologists want to prescribe medication then they should maybe start with some medications that are safer such a medications for HTN or Antibiotics. I have seen patients end up in the ICU after a single dose of psychotropic medication.
Many psychiatric medications need monitoring of blood levels and well since psychologists do not have privileges to order blood work in any medical institution in LA how will patients be monitored in private practice.
Psychologists who want to prescribe should be able to take the USMLE, and any psychologist who can pass USMLE step I, II and III should be allowed to prescribe whatever medication they please!
Private hospitals, such as Children's Hospital in New Orleans, also have medical psychologists on-staff who prescribe in the inpatient and outpatient units.
heimlich: I think we'll agree to disagree.
From the May 2008 edition of the APA's Monitor (v.39, 5):
[FONT=verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial]The range of practice settings that have incorporated prescriptive psychology as described in the February Monitor did not mention their inclusion as full-time subspecialists on the staff of medical hospitals. Partially in response to an abiding shortage of psychiatrists in New Orleans, the first prescriptive (medical) psychologist in New Orleans joined the staff of Children's Hospital in 2006. This position was rapidly embraced by primary-care physicians in the community, and the prescribing psychologist wrote more than 2,000 prescriptions in the first year. The success of that decision has led to the hiring of two additional medical psychologists. .
[FONT=verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial]Douglas S. Faust, PhD.
[FONT=verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial]John Courtney, PsyD.
[FONT=verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial]New Orleans.
Also from the APA Monitor:
Louisianas psychologists earned prescriptive authority in 2004 and started prescribing in 2005. However, until this year, medical psychologists were not included in the state statute among the categories of health professionals authorized to prescribe psychotropic medications in the states public psychiatric health-care facilities. So, to preclude psychiatry from impeding medical psychologists ability to practice fully in these settings, the Louisiana Psychological Association helped pass a bill giving medical psychologists the explicit authorization to prescribe in state psychiatric facilities.
so how would the outcome of ANY of these conditions vary between those treated by a psychiatrist? who utilize a PCP to medically clear the patients prior to tx?
uh oh......
*LSU does...one of the reasons I was going to apply there for internship...
sorry T4C- just wanted to insert that point
Back on topic!