Attitudes among interns and directors of training: Who wants to prescribe, who doesn't, and why

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-356

  Fagan, Thomas J ^a,b,c   Resnick, Robert J ^a   Johnson, Ryan T ^a   Ax, Robert K ^b   Liss, Miriam ^c   Forbes, Marcus R ^b  

^a RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Mary Washington College ^*  (United States)

^c Mary Washington College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543001656     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.35.4.345     Document Type: Review

References (45)

1. Albee, G. W. (2002). Just say no to psychotropic drugs! Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, 635-648.
2. American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
3. Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers. (2000). APPIC directory 2000-2001. Washington, DC: Author.
4. Ax, R. K., Forbes, M. R., & Thompson, D. D. (1997). Prescription privileges for psychologists: A survey of predoctoral interns and directors of training. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 26, 509-514.
5. Ax, R. K., & Resnick, R. J. (2001, March). Prescription privileges: An immodest proposal. Monitor on Psychology, 32, 53-54.
6. Barnett, J. E., & Neel, M. N. (2000). Must all psychologists study psychopharmacology? Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 619-627.
7. Beck, A. J., & Maruschak, L. M. (2001). Mental health treatment in state prisons, 2000. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, NCJ 188215. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.
8. Boswell, D. L., & Litwin, W. J. (1992). Limited prescription privileges for psychologists: A 1-year follow-up. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 13, 108-113.
9. Brehm, J. (1993). The phantom respondents. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
10. Bush, J. W. (2002). Prescription privileges: Grail for some practitioners, potential calamity for interprofessional collaboration in mental health. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 681-696.
11. Caccavale, J. (2002). Opposition to prescriptive authority: Is this a case of the tail wagging the dog? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 623-633.
12. Camp, C. C., & Camp, G. M. (2002). The corrections yearbook 2001: Adult systems. Middletown, CT: Criminal Justice Institute.
13. Daw, J. (2002, March). Steady and strong progress in the push for Rx privileges. Monitor on Psychology, 33, 56-58.
14. DeLeon, P. H. (1988). Public policy and public service: Our professional duty. American Psychologist, 43, 309-315.
15. DeLeon, P. H., Sammons, M. T., & Fox, R. E. (1995). A Commentary: Canada is not that far north. Canadian Psychology, 36, 320-326.
16. deMayo, R. A. (2002). Academic interests and experiences of doctoral students in clinical psychology: Implications for prescription privilege training. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 499-501.
17. DeNelsky, G. Y. (1996). The case against prescription privileges for psychologists. American Psychologist, 51, 207-212.
18. Dittman, M. (2003, February). Psychology's first prescribers. Monitor on Psychology, 34, 36-39.
19. Ditton, P. M. (1999). Mental health and treatment of inmates and probationers. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, NCJ 174463. Washington, DC: National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
20. Evans, G. D., & Murphy, M. J. (1997). The practicality of predoctoral prescription training for psychologists: A survey of directors of clinical training. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 28, 113-117.
21. Goode, E. (2002, March 26). Psychologists get prescription pads and furor erupts. New York Times, pp. D1, D4.
22. Hayes, S. C., & Heiby, E. (1996). Psychology's drug problem: Do we need a fix or should we say no? American Psychologist, 51, 198-206.
23. Hayes, S. C., Walser, R. D., & Bach, P. (2002). Prescription privileges for psychologists: Constituencies and conflicts. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 697-708.
24. Heiby, E. (2002). Concluding remarks on the debate about prescription privileges for psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 709-722.
25. Huntley, D., Schneider, L., & Aronson, H. (2000). Clinical interns' perception of psychology and their place within it. Clinical Psychologist, 53, 3-11.
26. Kilbey, M. M., Brown, R. T., Coursey, R. D., Eisdorfer, C., France, C., Johnson, D. L., et al. (1995, December). Final report of the BEA working group to develop a Level 1 curriculum for psychopharmacology education and training. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
27. Krosnick, J. A. (1999). Survey research. Annual Review of Psychology, 50, 537-567.
28. Luscher, K. A., Corbin, W. R., Bernat, J. A., Calhoun, K. S., & McNair, L. D. (2002). Predictors of graduate student attitudes toward prescription privileges for psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 783-792.
29. Magaletta, P., & Boothby, J. (2003). Correctional mental health professionals. In T. J. Pagan & R. K. Ax (Eds.), Correctional mental health handbook (pp. 21-38). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
30. Martin, S. (1995, September). APA to pursue prescription privileges. APA Monitor, 26, p. 6.
31. McFall, R. M. (2002). Training for prescriptions vs. prescriptions for training: Where are we now? Where should we be? How do we get there? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 659-676.
32. Norcross, J. C., Hedges, M., & Prochaska, J. O. (2002). The face of 2010: A Delphi Poll on the future of psychotherapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 316-322.
33. Norfleet, M. A. (2002). Responding to society's needs: Prescription privileges for psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 599-610.
34. Nussbaum, D. (2001). Psychologists should be free to pursue prescription privileges: A reply to Walters. Canadian Psychology, 42, 126-130.
35. Olvey, C. D. V., Hogg, A., & Counts, W. (2002). Licensure requirements: Have we raised the bar too far? Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 323-329.
36. Resnick, R. J. (1997). A brief history of practice - expanded. American Psychologist, 52, 463-468.
37. Resnick, R. J., & Norcross, J. C. (2002). Prescription privileges for psychologists: Scared to death? Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 270-274.
38. Robiner, W. N., Bearman, D. L., Berman, M., Grove, W. M., Colon, E., Armstrong, J., & Mareck, S. (2002). Prescription authority for psychologists: A looming health hazard. Clinical Psychology, 9, 231-248.
39. Sammons, M. T., Gorny, S. W., Zinner, E. S., & Allen, R. P. (2000). Prescriptive authority for psychologists: A consensus of support. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 604-609.
40. Sechrest, L., & Coan, J. A. (2002). Preparing psychologists to prescribe. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 649-658.
41. Stewart, A. E., Stewart, E. A., & Vogel, D. L. (2000). A survey of interns' preferences and plans for postdoctoral training. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 435-441.
42. Tatman, S. M., Peters, D. B., Greene, A. L., & Bongar, B. (1997). Graduate students' attitudes toward prescription privileges training. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 28, 515-517.
43. Visser, P. S., Krosnick, J. A., Marquette, J., & Curtin, M. (1996). Mail surveys for election forecasting? An evaluation of the Columbus Dispatch poll. Public Opinion Quarterly, 60, 181-227.
44. Wagner, M. K. (2002). The high cost of prescription privileges. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 677-680.
45. Walters, G. D. (2001). A meta-analysis of opinion data on the prescription privilege debate. Canadian Psychology, 42, 119-125.