PSYC 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Evidence-Based Practice, Binge Eating Disorder

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There has been a push for clinical psychologists to be able to prescribe meds. Why should psychologists should prescribe: shortage of psychiatrists (especially in rural areas), clinical psychologists are more expert than primary care physicians (more than. 80% of psychoactive mes prescriptions are written by pcps (primary care providers) Other non-physicians have privileges (dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, some nurses, etc. ) Professional autonomy (can provide a wider variety of services) Professional identification (sets clinical psychologists apart from counseling psychologists, social workers, etc. ) Revenue for the profession (potential for increased income) Training issues (which courses, when, taught by whom?) Threats to psychotherapy (would meds replace talk therapy?) Identity confusion (especially when only some clinical psychologists prescribe) Influence of pharmaceutical industry (pressure to consider factors other than client welfare when making prescription decisions) Hans eysenck made a statement that psychotherapy was not beneficial at all, which caused a lot of outcome research to be done. Showed therapy works but at first was very broad.

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