Faculty Publications
Publication Date
2013
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Pharmacology | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy | Psychology
Abstract
Increasing emphasis on interprofessionalism and teamwork in healthcare renders psychologists’ collaborations critical and invites reexamination of psychologists’ roles related to medications. The Collaboration Level outlined by the APA’s Ad Hoc Task Force is more achievable and in synch with health reform than prescription privileges (RxP). RxP remains controversial due to training and safety concerns, lacking support from health professionals, psychologists, and consumers. Differences in educational preparation of psychologists relative to prescribing professionals are discussed. Enactment of only three of 170 RxP initiatives reveals RxP to be a costly, ineffectual agenda. Alternatives (e.g., integrated care, collaboration, telehealth) increase access without risks associated with lesser medical knowledge. Concerns about RxP and the movement toward team-based care warrant reconsideration of the profession’s objectives regarding psychopharmacology.
Document Type
Accepted Version
Rights
This is the accepted version of the following article: Psychologists and Medications in the Era of Interprofessional Care: Collaboration is Less Problematic and Costly Than Prescribing, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2013, volume 20, issue 4, pages 489-507, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12054.
Original Citation
William N. Robiner, Tim R. Tumlin, & Tanya L. Tompkins
Psychologists and medications in the era of interprofessional care: collaboration is less problematic and costly than prescribing.
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2013, volume 20, issue 4, pages 489-507
doi:10.1111/cpsp.12054
DigitalCommons@Linfield Citation
Robiner, William N.; Tumlin, Tim R.; and Tompkins, Tanya, "Psychologists and Medications in the Era of Interprofessional Care: Collaboration is Less Problematic and Costly Than Prescribing" (2013). Faculty Publications. Accepted Version. Submission 9.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/psycfac_pubs/9
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Comments
This article is the author-created version that incorporates referee comments. It is the accepted-for-publication version. The content of this version may be identical to the published version (the version of record) save for value-added elements provided by the publisher (e.g., copy editing, layout changes, or branding consistent with the rest of the publication).