Room for a new standard? Response to comments by Heiby

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-115

  McGrath, Robert E ^a   Muse, Mark ^b  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Muse Psychological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical psychologists; Prescribing psychologists; Prescriptive authority; Training standards

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 75749119300     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20658     Document Type: Review

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