Prescriptive authority for psychologists: Despite deficits in education and knowledge?

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-221

  Robiner, William N ^a   Bearman, Diane L ^a   Berman, Margit ^a   Grove, William M ^b   Colón, Eduardo ^c   Armstrong, Joann ^a   Mareck, Susan ^a   Tanenbaum, Robert L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Education; Medication; Prescription privileges; Prescriptive authority; Psychologist; Psychopharmacology; Training

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0142030633     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025419114038     Document Type: Article

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